Yakkun nattannaw: a Cingalese poem, descriptive of the Ceylon system of demonology; to which is appended, The practices of a Capua or devil priest; as described by a Budhist and Klan nattannaw: a Cingalese poem, descriptive of the characters assumed by natives of Ceylon in a masqueradeTranslated by John Callaway . s a great and strong elephant with his left-hand. He is watching and expecting to drink theblood of the elephant in the place where the two andthree roads meet together. 53. Influenced by supernatural power, he enteredthe body of the princess called Godimbera. He causedher to be sick
Yakkun nattannaw: a Cingalese poem, descriptive of the Ceylon system of demonology; to which is appended, The practices of a Capua or devil priest; as described by a Budhist and Klan nattannaw: a Cingalese poem, descriptive of the characters assumed by natives of Ceylon in a masqueradeTranslated by John Callaway . s a great and strong elephant with his left-hand. He is watching and expecting to drink theblood of the elephant in the place where the two andthree roads meet together. 53. Influenced by supernatural power, he enteredthe body of the princess called Godimbera. He causedher to be sick with severe trembling sickness. Comethou poor and powerless devil Maha-Sohon to fightwith me, and leave the princess, if thou hast sufficientstrength. 54. On hearing these sayings, he left her, and madehimself like a blue cloud, and violently covered hiswhole body with flames of fire. Furiously staringwith his eyes, he said, Art thou come, blockhead,to fight with me who was born in the world of men ? Iwill take you by the legs, and dash you upon the greatrock Maha-meru, and quickly bring you to nothing. 55. Thou wast born on Sunday, the first day of themonth, and didst receive permission from the King ofDeath, and didst brandish a sword like a plantain-leaf. • See the accompanvinsr plato of J^.IieA£rrM^^ii?rienial Tntnjl^Uitm^^una. YAKKUN NATTANNAWA. 9 Thou comest down at half-past seven, to accept theofferings made to thee. 56. 1{ the devil Maha-So/ion cause the chin-cough,leanness of the body, thirst, madness, and mad bab-blings, he will come down at half-past seven, and acceptthe offerings made to him. 57. These are the marks of the devil Maha-Sohon :three marks on the head, one mark on the eye-browand on the temple; three marks on the belly, a shiningmoon on the thigh, a lighted torch on the head, anoffering and a flower on the breast. The chief god ofthe burying-place will say, May you live long! 58. Make the figure of the planets called the em
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