Indian Antiquary Vol 51

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
(FEBRUARY, 1992
noveless wife. At that he says he has had a bad omen, and returns. Do look at this wise man! His own wife is : & noseless woman, and he himself holds a snake in his hand. O Kudalasangama Deva, what am I to call this dog who, not realizing his own noseloss wohnan and his own meanness, speaks ill of others!
1. Do not believe in Caste. 1. Do they look for beauty in an enthroned king! Should they look for caste, when one is a worshipper of God, Linga? Why, it is the word of God that the devotee's body is His body.
2. None but the ancients can know it. 0 stop, stop! Only the devotee of God is of the highest caste. Hence no distinction of caste should be observed. He is neither born nor unborn. The servant of Kudalasangama Deva is limitless.
3. When a devotee comes to my house, with the symbol of God 17 on his person, if I then ask him what his caste is, I adjure Thee by Thy name, I adjure Thee by the name of Thy Pramathas, let my head be a fine, let my head be a fine, O Kudalasangama Deva!
4. What if he has read the four Vedas? He that has no Linga is a Mahar-What if he is a Mahar-He that has the Linga is Benares. His clusters of words are good. He is holy in all the worlds. His prasdd 18 is nectar to me. It is said, "My devotee is dear to me, even though he is a Mahår. He is acceptable to me. He should be worshipped even as I am." Since it is so said, then he that worships Kudalasangama Deva, and knows Him, is greater than the six philosophies and is pure in all the worlds.
5. The Vedas trembled and trembled; the Sastras retired and stood aside; Logic became dumb; the Agamas went out and withdrew ; for our Kudalasangama Deva dined in the house of Channayya, the Mahår,
6. What does it matter what caste he belongs to! He that wears the symbol of God is of the highest caste. It has been said "The caste of him who is born from God is sacred and he is free from births. His mother is Uma and his father is Rudra, and certainly his caste is Isvara." Since it is so said, I will accept the remains of their food and will give them my child in marriage. O Kudalasaigama Deva, I place my trust in thy servants.
(To be continued.)
BOOK-NOTICES. EPIGRAPHIA BIRMANICA, vol. II, pt. I. The Ta of this volume of the Epigraphvia Birmanica lice
laing Plaques of the Ananda Text. Ed. CHAS. in the contribution it contains towards an adeDUROISELLE, Archeological Survey of Burma. quate Talaing Dictionary Rangoon, Govt. Press, 1921.
R. C. TEMPLE The glazed plaques on the Ananda temple at Pagan, Upper Burma, have long interested stu- ANNALS OF THE BEANDARKAR INSTITUTE, Vol., dents, but as the legends are all in Talaing, the II, pt. 2, 1921, Poona City. actual information about them has always been At pp. 201 If, is "the First Report on the Search meagre. There are 389 of these plaques on this for Avesta, Persian and Arabic 'Manuscripts by sito whioh illustrate in series (and hence their Professor Nadirshah Dorabji Minocher-Homji. I importance) the stories contained in the last ten wish to draw attention to this very valuable work Jatakas. The plaques are, of course, old and have which I feel sure all those interested in Indian becomo much damaged by time and the band research will heartily welcome. It is specially of ignorant man wishing to preserve the temple interesting to know that many invaluable docuby annual doses of whitewash. It is therefore ments will in this way find a home in the Bhanimportant to have these legenda adequately darkar Institute. decipheted, read and explained. The lasting value
R. C. TRIPLE 17 That is the linga.
18 Food from a god's table is called Prasad, a grace gift: the writer says that food from Mahar devotee's plate will be Prasad to him.