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54 THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY.
the mountain ;.but searched in vain for the medicinal leaves.
While in his search, Raviinu, who had heard what was
going forward, sent Sooryu. to arise on the mountain at
midnight. Hunoomanu, in a rage, leaped up, and seizing
Sooryu's chariot wheels, placed the blazing god under his
arm and the mountain on his head, and carried them to the
camp of Ramu; where the friends of Lukshmunu searched
out the plants, applied the leaves, and restored him to
health: after which Hunoomanu permitted SoSryu to
depart.
Soflryu has two wives, Suvurna and Chaya. The former
is the daughter of Vishwiikurma. After their marriage,
Suv&rna, unable to bear the power of his rays, made an
image of herself; and, imparting life to it, called it Chaya",
and left it with Sooryu. She then returned to her fa-
ther's house; but Vishwiikurma reproved his daughter for
leaving her husband, and refused her an asylum; but
promised that if she would return, he would diminish this
glory of Sooryu's rays. Suvurna resolved not to return,
and, assuming the form of a mare, fled into the forest of
Dundttku. Chaya and Y&mu, whom Suvurna had left with
Sooryu, could not agree; and Yiimu one day beating Cha-
ya, she cursed him, so that he ever since has had a swelled
leg. Yiimu, weeping, went to his father Sooryu, shewed
him his leg, and related what had happened; upon which
Sooryu began to suspect that this woman could not be
Suvurna, for no mother ever cursed her own son; and if she
did, the curse could not take effect. He immediately pro-
ceeded to the house of his father-in-law, who received him
with great respect, but unperceived gave him a seat con-
sisting of different sharp weapons, by which he became
* This word means-a shadow.
the mountain ;.but searched in vain for the medicinal leaves.
While in his search, Raviinu, who had heard what was
going forward, sent Sooryu. to arise on the mountain at
midnight. Hunoomanu, in a rage, leaped up, and seizing
Sooryu's chariot wheels, placed the blazing god under his
arm and the mountain on his head, and carried them to the
camp of Ramu; where the friends of Lukshmunu searched
out the plants, applied the leaves, and restored him to
health: after which Hunoomanu permitted SoSryu to
depart.
Soflryu has two wives, Suvurna and Chaya. The former
is the daughter of Vishwiikurma. After their marriage,
Suv&rna, unable to bear the power of his rays, made an
image of herself; and, imparting life to it, called it Chaya",
and left it with Sooryu. She then returned to her fa-
ther's house; but Vishwiikurma reproved his daughter for
leaving her husband, and refused her an asylum; but
promised that if she would return, he would diminish this
glory of Sooryu's rays. Suvurna resolved not to return,
and, assuming the form of a mare, fled into the forest of
Dundttku. Chaya and Y&mu, whom Suvurna had left with
Sooryu, could not agree; and Yiimu one day beating Cha-
ya, she cursed him, so that he ever since has had a swelled
leg. Yiimu, weeping, went to his father Sooryu, shewed
him his leg, and related what had happened; upon which
Sooryu began to suspect that this woman could not be
Suvurna, for no mother ever cursed her own son; and if she
did, the curse could not take effect. He immediately pro-
ceeded to the house of his father-in-law, who received him
with great respect, but unperceived gave him a seat con-
sisting of different sharp weapons, by which he became
* This word means-a shadow.