Indian Antiquary Vol 27

SR No.: 032519
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 404
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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SepteMBER, 1898.)
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a large fair is held in Chaitra, and the Hindus of mud and sink them in wells or rivers, after and Lingiyata of the adjoining provinces go iu worshipping and offering then prayers. Ahilya large numbers to make obeisance there. Raja- Bài Hulkur, the writer heara, gave some grants to rám, son of Sivaji, made some grants to the terapie Brahmans of sacred places on condition of their in the name of some of the very numerous Liumaking a cortain number of Saiva-Lingas daily. gâyats living there. There is a large tank here,
DávarAshta is a village at a distance of about covering an area of about 49 acres. It is said
six or seven miles from Singhunukudi, where to have been built by Maloji, the grandfather of
King Singhata is said to have gone for Duthing Sivaji.
and worsbipping Sigareswar. The people of thin Singhana, though styled a Vishuvamsodbhava village, however, know nothing about him, and (born in the Vishụu family), was a great devotee merely say that . king who was afflicted with of Siva. The temple of Sangamoswar at Måyani, some skin disease was cured by the favour of and that of Sambhu (Mahadev) in Tilak& Min, Sågarééwur. His grant of the villag! Dudhari.. were built by him. Some peculiar stones lave Dahyári, Tupéri, etc. (for milk, curd, yhí, etc. been found near Mayani, Singanapor and Pan. for the provision of materials of worsliip at this hA!A, on which a Saiva Linga with a nan on either brine of course proves this part of the legend. side of it is engraved on the upper part, and on These villages are still in existence, and bear the the lower is shown a row of cavalry and infantry names given them by the dunor. either marching or fighting with each other.
The legend on the whole has much truth in it, A number of these stones are to be seen placed
and will prove, I believe, n valuable addition to near the walls of the greater temples; and their
the partioulary of the life of Singhaņa, the most presence seems to have given rise to the legend
warlike and renowed prince who ever occupiod of the 100 temples built by Singhans every day.
the throne of Devagiri. If further searcbea be Besides the larger temples there are many small
made into the legends of that part of the ones to Biva built on the banks of the river Yerala,
Satiri District, I have no doubt that some more which are of peculiar structure, with or without
i particulars, which will throw a Hood of light on pinnaolos. Singhapa, like many others, may have
its ancient history, will be forthcoming. made # vow to prepare one or a hundred or * thousand Saira-Lingas daily. They make them
Y. S. VAVIKAR.
NOTES AND QUERIES. PARDAO.
Quotations The following quotations on this old Europeo
As to their Money in the Indies, at Goa, and Indian word, which has puzzled and mislod so
upon the coast of Malabar, they count by many writers, are of value for two reasons.
Pardao's Xerafins a silver Coyn, but of bad First, they support all that Yule, Hobaon Jobson, Allay. It is coined at Goa, and hath St. Sebag. Supplt., «. v. pardao, says on this point. Second,
tian on one side, and a bunch of Arrows on the the old book, from which they are quoted, is the
other; it is worth 3 Testons, or 300 Roys of only one I have yet com across that directly
Portuguese Money. recognizes the old pawtar or speltor coinagos of India as being of pewter. The other contemporary
They also tell Money by Tangas, which are
not properly Money in Specie, but like Dutch authorities, 80 far as I know them, mix up
Guilders, as a Pardao Xorain for example, is lead, spelter, pewter and tin under such names as tutensgue, gansa and calin, and allied
worth 4 Tangas good Money, and five of bad forms. The book from which I am quoting is
Alay, for they tell Money by good and bad Allay. entitled: --& Collection of Voyages | Under- They also tell Money by Vintins, four Vinting taken by the Dutch East India Company for the of good Alley, and fivo Vintins of bad Ally Tuprovement of Trade and Navigation ... 1 makes one Tangas. The Basaruco's are Translated into English ... London,
the worst Allay, being made of the worst Pewter: 1703. The quotations, pp. 247 ff., are from the 16 good Banaruoo's or 18 bad ones, make ono diary of the First Voyage of the Dutch to the Vintin, and 3 Vintins are worth two Portugal East-Indies in 1595-7. To the quotations I nay Reys, and 375 Basaraoo's make a Parduo Xeral add, by way of forwarding Yulo's efforts to trace fin. the steady fall of the pardao in value, that Ste- They counterfeit very often those Pardana vens, Now and Completo Guide to the East India Xeraffins, though they are most current Coyn in Trado, 1775, says, p. 129:-"A Xeraphim the Indies. To prevent your being impou'd upon, 240 BOZ = ls. 4-1/5d." R. C. TEMPLE. you find in every corner of the Streets certain