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 t * 3 the thread ordinarily worn by Brahmans, or to ac- knowledge any Guru except Iswara or Siva. He then departed to the town of Kalydn, the capital of Bijala or Vijala Rdya and obtained in marriage Gangdmbd the daughter of the Dandandyak, or minister of police. From thence he repaired to San- gameswara, where he received from Sangamcswa- ra Swami, initiation into the tenets of the Viva Saiva faith. He was invited back from this place to succeed his father-in-law upon his decease, in the office he had held. , After his return to Kalydn, his sisfer, who wasr one of his first disciples, was delivered of a son Chcnna B&sava, who is not unfrequently confound- ed with his uncle, and regarded perhaps more cor- rectly, as the founder of the sect. After recording these events, the work enumera- tes various marvellous actions, performed by Bdsa- va and several of his disciples, such as converting grains of corn to Pearls — discovering hidden trea- sures — feeding multitudes, healing the sick, and re- storing the dead to life. The following are some of the anecdotes narrated in the work. Bdsava having made himself remarkable for the profuse bounties he bestowed upon the Jangamas, helping himself from the Royal Treasury for that purpose, the other ministers reported his conduct to Bijala who called upon him to account for th»