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I. — Padfna Pur&na. a. Paper— Devanagari Character. b. Palm leaves — Telugu Character* The Manuscript a. comprisefi three diflferent por« tions of this work. 1. A portion of the Patala khanda, containing', the Episode of the seizure of the «sacrificial horse liberated by Rama, by Viramani, a follower of Siva, and his discomfiture and death in conse- quence, with the interview between Siva and Rama, and the restoration of the king to life by the combined favour of the two deities. 2. A portion of the Uttara khanda, the conver- sation between Dilipa and Vasishtha, and subse- quently between Siva and Parvati, upon the efficacy of ablution and religious rites in the month of Mdgh. This Section includes an enumeration of iht Puranasy substituting the Vishnu for the ySyu, it also classes the Purdnas, thus.