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THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY. 93
fourth is bestowing a blessing. He rides on a lion; is of
a placid countenance; and wears yellow garments.
The following is an account of the birth of Boodhu:—On
a certain occasion Vrihusputee, the spiritual guide of the
gods, made a great feast, to which he invited all the gods.
Chundru was present among the rest; who, during the fes-
tival, fell in love with Tara, the wife of Vrihusputee. Not
knowing how to accomplish his wishes, after his return
home he invited Vrihusputee to a sacrifice, begging him to
bring his wife with him. Vrihusputee and his wife pro-
ceeded to the palace of Chiindru, but saw no preparations
for the sacrifice. The former expressing his surprise at
this circumstance, Chiindru told him that the sacrifice was
unavoidably delayed, and advised him to return for a short
time to his devotions, leaving his wife at his house. Vri-
husputee consented, and during his absence Chundru disho-
noured the wife of his spiritual guide; who on his return,
finding his wife pregnant, cursed Chundru, and hurled him
into the sea, where he continued like a cinder, leaving the
earth in darkness for two kulpus, or 864,000,000 years.
Vrihusputee compelled his wife to deliver herself, and, on
the birth of the child Boodhu, reduced her to ashes.
Brumha afterwards raised her from her ashes, and, thus pu-
rified, Vrihusputee took her to his embraces again. Su-
moodrti, (the sea,) incensed at his son for this horrid crime
of dishonouring the wife of his divine teacher, disinherited
him. Chundru then applied to his sister Lukshmeex, the
wife of Vishnoo, by whose power part of his sin was re-
He is also called Rouhineyii, the son of Rohinee, and Soumyii, the son of
Somil.
* Lukshinee was born, like Chiindru, at the churning of the sea by the
gods.
fourth is bestowing a blessing. He rides on a lion; is of
a placid countenance; and wears yellow garments.
The following is an account of the birth of Boodhu:—On
a certain occasion Vrihusputee, the spiritual guide of the
gods, made a great feast, to which he invited all the gods.
Chundru was present among the rest; who, during the fes-
tival, fell in love with Tara, the wife of Vrihusputee. Not
knowing how to accomplish his wishes, after his return
home he invited Vrihusputee to a sacrifice, begging him to
bring his wife with him. Vrihusputee and his wife pro-
ceeded to the palace of Chiindru, but saw no preparations
for the sacrifice. The former expressing his surprise at
this circumstance, Chiindru told him that the sacrifice was
unavoidably delayed, and advised him to return for a short
time to his devotions, leaving his wife at his house. Vri-
husputee consented, and during his absence Chundru disho-
noured the wife of his spiritual guide; who on his return,
finding his wife pregnant, cursed Chundru, and hurled him
into the sea, where he continued like a cinder, leaving the
earth in darkness for two kulpus, or 864,000,000 years.
Vrihusputee compelled his wife to deliver herself, and, on
the birth of the child Boodhu, reduced her to ashes.
Brumha afterwards raised her from her ashes, and, thus pu-
rified, Vrihusputee took her to his embraces again. Su-
moodrti, (the sea,) incensed at his son for this horrid crime
of dishonouring the wife of his divine teacher, disinherited
him. Chundru then applied to his sister Lukshmeex, the
wife of Vishnoo, by whose power part of his sin was re-
He is also called Rouhineyii, the son of Rohinee, and Soumyii, the son of
Somil.
* Lukshinee was born, like Chiindru, at the churning of the sea by the
gods.