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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
by that of the Seven Pattinis from the west, by that of Vispu from the north-east, by that of Saman from the north-west, by that of Kataragama Deva from the south-west; he sports in the south in the seven lakes, and was born of Raira-giri Bisava. See also Riri Yaka
Tara Bhagavati. A goddess, sister of Mänikpâla (q. v.), Umâ, Lakpmi, Siri, Gana Devi, and Sarasvati.
Teda Devel Yaka. A demon in the legend of the plague of Visâlâ, q. v. Teda Kadavara. See Kambili Kadavara.
Teda Kyrumbura. A companion of Devel Devi, born from Bhasmasura's deathflames.
Teda Pattini. See Pattini. Tedapoti. One of the mothers of the Devol Deviyo. Todas Bandara. A god invoked in Gi-madu-yagaya.
Tedas Kadavara. A spirit who received the name têdas ( splendour") on worshipping Dipankara Buddha's feet; perhaps the same as Mul K. (K.-vidiya).
Tel Kadavara. A demon invoked in K.-upata. Tel Rami. Consort of Ratikan. Three Kings. These are Mala Raja, Sandalindu, and Kit-siri, 4. v. Tira. See Curtain. Tirima. Mother of Pattini in a former birth. Tolabo. See Lily. Toran See Arch.
Toreh. An exorcism to heal sickness is performed with torches. To exorcise Mara's enobantment from Maha-sammata and Mänikpala, according to Pandam-upata, Säkra sent Viduli Yaka, the lightning Demon, to procure a torch. Viduli, disguised as a Garuda, frightened the king of the Nägas and cut off his tail. He wrapped it in a cloth and gave it to Oddisa, who performed the exorcism with it. Mount Meru, heated by the breath of the Naga King, supplied fire to light it; the head of the queen of Manda-kama-rata, beyond the Seven Seas, burst open, and resin for the torch oozed out. Pattini dwells in the top of it. The Sakvala gods made the flame. A torch-ritual (pandan-paliya) is said in a collection of verses to several Yakas to have been invented by the gods: the exorcist holds in each hand a torch, in the middle of which is Kanda, in the flame Pattini; Vişņu gave the oil. A Pandan-påli, or incantation for the exorcistic torch-dance in honour of Devel Deva, invokes Vesamunu, Pattini, Gini Pattini, the four guardians, Vişou, Rama, and Kanda. Devel is said to put the torch into the dancer's right hand, the Sakvala goc's to have created it; Pattini made the fire. A Pandama-kima gives describes a similar rite for Devel, stating that when Gini Pattini, the Rşis, Vişņu, Mihi-kat, and Umá were at the Fire Rock (Gini parvata) in the midst of the Seven Seas, Pattini stroked the sky and created a mass of fire under the rock. The gods gave the torch for the healing of mankind The legend of Devel's landing in Ceylon is then told ; see further on this legend under Devel Devi. When Pattini plucked off her breast and threw it into the Pâạciyan city, torches were lit by it; see Pattini. Hanumanta gave the cocoanut spathe for torches, Vikára Devi celestial cloths for them, Ananda Mahd-thera wil, Gini Pattini fire.'
