Indian Antiquary Vol 23

SR No.: 032515
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 412
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 16 MB

Page 107

APRIL, 1894.
THE DEVIL WORSHIP OF THE TULUVAS.
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balli indery; apaga yerute Settogare nalų sawira yeru kondadı Gandapendara bardina malleddy jappery; einy túdu Dharma-arasulu Channamangalo Chaluwaraye inpiyeruta mitty kulluder, wolagayery, mâyoda kulludery. Subraya dôwere stalogu battyndy. Peiry jappunaga Subraya dôwery tûyery. Deiwa dêwery nâge Berme tanaddy malle dinti jagudų yêry jappuni ander. Châkridayada pandini: oddaņadu kôte gorawadu, sapalodu dari gopayery; gôdedy katti barchi dipayery; arasu mâta po!todu battery. Subraya dôwere stalogu battudy dêwasthanogu poggiyery. Můji suttu bali batterij, einų dinata ayana tûyery. Altu yeruta mitty Kumaradare Matsyatirtha kadatery, kôtela Kopadi Gattala Kadlatydų, Wittlagy bottery. Panchalinga dêwereny tuyery Witla Bakimarudy nálų sa wira yerunu tadewondery; pallere lakkiyery, Wittla Bâkimar Kadattydų Bossawagudila Kadambi dêwastanala, Saletûra diwastânala kadaterų. Madungara golidanļu portu kartundų. Yeru pilaya poyyery. Alty pullyakelogu lakkydy Dharmada-uggely dalpa palya poyyery. Kannandaru PoyyedAru einų kèņdery. Akkaji Mamaji kalođu nama hiriyery ane kattydy kļuderyge, kudure kattụdą så i kyderige nama kalodu yeru kattady sáňkodu andydy Poyyedary yeru kondariyere pidadiyery. Tana bû da kadattudu padikaluda ane pattiyerų. Dharmada Uggelų dalpado padpagu batterų; nâly så wire yeruna tûyery; tana kannygų woñjila samadų tôjyji. 1 Dharmada-arasu wolagati - Channamangale Chaluwaraye inpi yerunu tûyery, i yerunu dettery; krayogu dettudy kondu. bottydų toda kukkudu kattiyery. Nirudu jattydy japogu kulliyeru. Poyyedary alty bannaga yeru ijji, mayatyndy. Yeru pondundydų ariyery. Jäta ka-graha shôdhane tûnaga, awu Bhata, kulludi yeru, Bhutada mâya atụndy andydų tôji battụndų. Å ghaligegy Poyyedâre doppa Nambe beide, aya yojjody Bhuta jagadarike battupdy; Aye kajó andydy lette. Poyyedåreny lette; yerkuļu wâsâye yenunu koņdattery, yeru iregy tikkuji; yeikuļu yeru –
Translation. There was a Lower Kanchi and an Upper Kanchi, and a palace called Kanchikadanga, in which King Dharma was born. He was born on a heap of mallige flowers, piled up as high as a man's neck, and on a heap of sampige flowers, piled up as high as a man's middle. Seven years passed, and then a beard appeared on his face !
“Who can shave me?" asked king Dharma.
"On the other side of Ejanagar10 on the ghats there is a barber called Binnadikara," said his servants.
King Dharma sent a man to Udda Bettu, and made him bring some small palm leaves, and put some in the morning sun, and some in the evening sun. He then made him cut both the ends of the leaves, and ordered a man to write a letter to the barber :
"You must start immediately without attending to your meal or dress."
Thus was the letter written. It was given to a messenger, to whom King Dharma paid a fee. The messenger left the palace of Káñchikadanga, went to the barber, and gave him the letter. The barber started immediately. He opened his bag of razors, in which were a looking. glass and round scissors, and also a European razor. He kept these all in his bag, and followed the messenger. He came to the palace of Kanchikadauga, where he saw King Dharma, who saluted him.
"It is well that you have come here. Yon had better attend to your duty, according to the custom of your caste," said King Dharma.
A European chair with four legs was placed in the middle of the floor. Two jagana lamps were placed on the left and right of it. One sér of rice and a cocoanat were put on a plantain leaf. And then the ringing of a bell was heard, and a conch-shell was blown, and swishes were waved over the king, who sat on the chair in half-dress. Pearls were cast, and lamps
. [Part of the transliterated text has been lost and it ends abruptly here.-ED.] 10 (For Bijanagar apparently. -Ed.]