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28 THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY.
dodureel. After this, he must meditate with his eyes clos-
ed on the form of his spiritual guide, and worship him in
his mind, repeating these two incantations : ' Oh !****!
according to thy commands I descend from my hed.'—? Oh !
* * * * I J know what is right, hut I do it not: I know
what is wrong, but I forsake it not. But do thou reside
within me, and whatever thou commandest I shall do.'
Then follows another incantation, and obeisance to Hiiree.
He now descends from his bed, placing first his right foot
on the ground. On going out, if he see a Shrotriyii bram-
hun, a beloved and excellent wife, fire, a cow, an Cgnihotree
bramhun, or any other bramhun, the day will be auspicious.
If he see a wicked or naked person,' a wretched woman,
distilled spirits, or a man with a great nose, the day will be
inauspicious. By repeating the names of Kurkotukuk,
Dumuyuntee1, Nulum, and Ritoopurnu", no quarrel will
arise during the day. He must then, after discharging
wind, washing his mouth, &c. go at least a hundred and ten
yards from his house into the field; and taking water,
choosing a clean place, scattering some grass to the S. W.
tying a turban round his head, remaining silent, with his
face to the north, refraining from spitting, and holding his
breath, perform the offices of nature. His poita jmust re-
main on his right ear till he has washed his hands. It is
unlawful to attend to the offices of nature on a road, in the
shade, where cattle graze, in the fire, or water, in a plough-
ed field, where dead bodies are burnt, upon a mountain, on
the ruins of a temple, on an ant-hill, in a ditch, or by the
side of a river". After this, he must go to a more clean
' The wife of Ravunii. k A serpent. ' The wife of king Nultt.
™ A king. n Another king.
• So little is this regarded, that almost all the lower orders of Hindoo*
go to the Ganges.
dodureel. After this, he must meditate with his eyes clos-
ed on the form of his spiritual guide, and worship him in
his mind, repeating these two incantations : ' Oh !****!
according to thy commands I descend from my hed.'—? Oh !
* * * * I J know what is right, hut I do it not: I know
what is wrong, but I forsake it not. But do thou reside
within me, and whatever thou commandest I shall do.'
Then follows another incantation, and obeisance to Hiiree.
He now descends from his bed, placing first his right foot
on the ground. On going out, if he see a Shrotriyii bram-
hun, a beloved and excellent wife, fire, a cow, an Cgnihotree
bramhun, or any other bramhun, the day will be auspicious.
If he see a wicked or naked person,' a wretched woman,
distilled spirits, or a man with a great nose, the day will be
inauspicious. By repeating the names of Kurkotukuk,
Dumuyuntee1, Nulum, and Ritoopurnu", no quarrel will
arise during the day. He must then, after discharging
wind, washing his mouth, &c. go at least a hundred and ten
yards from his house into the field; and taking water,
choosing a clean place, scattering some grass to the S. W.
tying a turban round his head, remaining silent, with his
face to the north, refraining from spitting, and holding his
breath, perform the offices of nature. His poita jmust re-
main on his right ear till he has washed his hands. It is
unlawful to attend to the offices of nature on a road, in the
shade, where cattle graze, in the fire, or water, in a plough-
ed field, where dead bodies are burnt, upon a mountain, on
the ruins of a temple, on an ant-hill, in a ditch, or by the
side of a river". After this, he must go to a more clean
' The wife of Ravunii. k A serpent. ' The wife of king Nultt.
™ A king. n Another king.
• So little is this regarded, that almost all the lower orders of Hindoo*
go to the Ganges.