body, although they were his enemies ; noble men do not turn their backs

on a suppliant, but bestow on him even their lives. Then that Danava Prabala was cut to pieces by the gods, and he has been again born in the world of men with the body of Prabhasa.

"So Prabhasa was first Namuchi, and then he was Prabala, and then he became Prabhasa, therefore on account of his merit he is hard for his enemies to conquer. And that cave of herbs, which belonged to that Prabala, is for that reason the property of Prabhasa, and is at his command with its servants. And below it there is in Patala* the mansion of Prabala, and in it there aro his twelve head- wives beautifully adorned, and various jewels, and many kinds of weapons, and a wishing-stone, and a hundred thousand warriors, and also horses. This all belongs to Prabhasa, and was acquired by him in a former life. Such a hero is Prabhasa ; in him nothing is wonderful." When they heard this from the hermit's son, Suryaprabha and his followers, with Maya and Prabhasa, went immediately to that cavern belonging to Prabhasa, that led down to Patala, for the purpose of securing the jewels. Prabluisa alone went in by that entrance, and secured his former wives, and the wishing-stone, and the horses, and the Asura warriors, and coming out again with all his wealth, he gave great satisfaction to Suryaprabha. Then that Suryaprabha, having quickly obtained what he wished, returned to his own camp with Maya and Sunitha and Prabhasa, followed by Sumeru and the other kings and the ministers. There, after the Asuras and kings and others had gone to their own quarters, he again was consecrated for the fight, restraining his passions, and spent the rest of the night on a bed of Jcusa grass.

Early the next morning, Suryaprabha set out from the hermitage of Sumeru with his forces to conquer S'rutasarman. And arriving near the

human victims are not available, an effigy of a human being should be sacrificed to her. Of the sacrifices to Chandika wo have enough and to spare in the Katli 11 (Nirit Sagara. Strange to say, it appears that human sacrifices were offered in Greece on Mount Lykaion in Arcadia even in the time of Pausanias. Dim traditions with respect to the custom are still found among the inhabitants of that region, (Bernhard Schmidt, Griechische Marchon, p. 27).

• Cp. chapter 45. In chapter 73 will be found another instance of a " rifted

rock whose entrance leads to hell." Cp. Ike Hercules Fiux-us of Seneca, v. GG2 & II'.