Hotteya, with sixty weights of iron; and will likewise weave a veil for the face. 153. O God, have pity on me! and if I bring forth in safety, I will offer the straw after rubbing out and taking the corn. 154. The visitors will advise different things ten times Some will give oil and incant. Some will sit near the head, and advise her to bring forth. over. 155. O may I have no more anguish! May I bring forth favourably and agreeably! May the features of the child be joyful to the heart and pleasant to the eyes! Love to the son is thus displayed. 156. O infant son! O son! May thy blessings abound! There is none to see my misery, or to help me. 157. The beauty of the child I have now got is like a flower. His prattle will be pleasant, and he will like much to chew beetle. 158. He is like a flower that blossoms on a branch. He is like a picture painted on a board. Certainly you will open your eyes, and look upon my son. 159. The child requires the midwife's services. Cry not, my precious son, which God gave me. 160. Thou wast fortunately born for us both. You Hattan, my lucky child! you must not suppose you were born now, but dance, saying, Tey-nā-nā. 161. Talk till you can understand the words. I will carry you till my sides are sore. My son, cry not for nothing. You shall suck milk without getting tired. 162. The anguish that mothers suffer is great! The child will suck the milk of both breasts. He will know his parents and suck milk from the breasts he sucked before. 163. He is my fine son. Take and dandle him lov ingly. Kindly induce him to eat rice. May he grow favourably! 164. Now comes Dalla Raja* to the stage, crying and roaring incessantly like a devil. 165. He comes to this stage staring and looking about with both eyes, elevating his eye-brows, and bending his two ears. 166. Now comes Dalla the Prince. He glances with his two eyes, and shakes his lips and teeth to frighten the creatures. 167. The beautiful Pel Madulla is like one of the princes of the devil called Dalla. He has the form of the devil Garā, and has a victim-offering in his hands. He bears the dart of death, and raves as he plucks the branches off the trees. He departs angrily, and springs to the sieve making his first ceremony. 168. The Pel Madulla is descended from the powerful royal pupils of the beginning of this age. He received the energy of animal affection from the four majestic gods. Therefore if any one ventures to dispute with him, he will seize him by the hand, and cause him to dance. The Pel Madulla has a stripe in the forehead for the sake of handsome people. 169. Now a devil named Garayah is come to this assembly, having the form of a devil, and of his own accord making various signs. 170. Behold, ye gentlemen of this assembly, how the devil called Dalla dances! If we have done any wrong, pardon the offence. 171. Now we will declare the origin and history of the devil Dalla, and please the hearts of every one that considers them wisely. See the accompanying plate of Dalla Rasee, or the Tusked Devil. 172. In the beginning he was born a prince with various excellencies; but through the power of Garayah he got a black devil's face. 173. He has a crown of gems, and three hoods shine on his head. His two eyes resemble small cocoa-nut fruit. He has two reddish lips, and his teeth are white. 174. Behold, all ye gentlemen of this assembly, without looking off, how the devil Dalla dances! His countenance is black. He opens his mouth a little like a devil, and his white teeth shine. The crown of gems on his head, and his eyes and ears, are covered with hoods. His nose is like the proboscis of an elephant, and by staring with his eyes he frightens the people. 175. The Pel Madulla is one of the devils that lives with the devil Dalla, and he comes capering and dancing to the sound of the drum. Shaking the red cloth, he takes a bounce, and springs to the meat-offerings, asking a little food. He dances to the sound of the drum as he shakes the little bells and red cloth. 176. The devil Dalla comes, keeping his right-hand on his side, and frequently asking offerings. He catches fowls, goats, and hogs, and cuts and tears them asunder. By beating them with his iron-hammer, he drinks their blood, and quickly eats the slices of flesh. When he goes on foot, the ear-rings of both ears are shaking. 177. Now comes cruel Death.* He has teeth sharp as glass. In one of his hands he holds the dart of death. He has on his head three crowns. 178. Death is now very near. He has a devil's face; * See the accompanying plate of Yamma Raksaya, or the Death Devil. |