This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872. Excerpt: ... Art. IV.--Channa-Basava Parana ofthe Ling aits. Translated by the Rev. G. Wueth. Communicated by the Honorable W. E. Freke, J3tb July 1865. Vardhika Shafapadt.--This is the name of the metre of this Purana; one verse consists of six feet, or lines, which are called in Canarese poetry "charana," or "pada," i. e. foot. Therefore such a verse is called "Shatapadi," i. e. a stanza of six feet. Such stanzas are scanned by the matras. A short syllable is one matra; a long one is two matras. The first foot has 20 matras; the second has also twenty matras; the third foot must have 32 matras; the fourth and fifth foot are lines the first and second, and at last the sixth is line the third. Thus the whole number of matras in one verse of this kind amounts to 20 + 20 + 32 + 20 + 20 + 32= 144 matrus-The second letter in each foot must be the same, and thus a kind of rhyme or alliteration is formed, which is called Pi &saScheme of a Verse. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1C. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1111111111 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 i T l l l i l i l l l l I l 11 l I l l i. 2. 8. 4. 5. 6. 7. S.O. 10.7T. 12. 18. 14. IS. 18. 17. i8. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2(1. 27. 2S. 29. SO 81. 8?. 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 111111111111111111 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.. 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111 11111 111 11 1 1 11 Chapter J. Summary.---This (the Purana) is the superior and excellent story of the initiation which the high priest Chanabasava gave to Shiddharama, explaining to him the superior Shivatatya. Good worshippers, having heard this with pleasure, will become fortunate. Will be explained in one of the last chanters of this Article. Introduction 1. (He, Shiva) is the blessed high priest, the superior, the form...

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