4, Sdng ydng Pdng’at. When'these children attained maturity,- Pügu quarrelled
with' Béng’gang, 'oh account of the splendour and^r-iches of'the dwelling
of Sdng ydng Tung'gal,- which each- of - thetnd esiïethtopossess.! 1: Sang
yang ■ Tung1 gal - became enraged at this«: -not being' able-: to-reconcile
them, the heavens became disturbed jr-fee, >in; consequence, ^seized hold of
both of them ,Pégu by the right and Pimg?.gung by theleft hand, and cast
them aside. To the former* -whö felhon Sdbrang g (the opposite: coast^hhe
gave the~name of Sécha Tûng'gdra]§ to the ; latter, who fell on Java,-he
gave that of Ndyan-tdka (the same with * Sémar, ' the attendant .on. Àrÿundÿi
Reconverted them into monstrous-figures, ridiculous in: appearance, and
speech," exciting laughter-by their actions, and with an inclination) to« follow
in attendance on warriors. /
Sdng ydng Tung'gal,- who is said to hâve been; invisible, and wljori-n The
Wdyangs of the present day is designated-by a sfih of glory-of dight, ttràns-
fëïred the government of heaven tpr -his tson,- SdngfyAng^-Samba,' • 'directing
him not to separate from his remaining' .brother, whose assistance he \would
require, and conferring upon-him the titleCof 'Nila -Kdnta (bltie'necked), ton
account of his being-of-bright, appearance, but having a tinged of Bl¥e<ton
the front of his throat. To Pdng’at, his brother, he« gave- thè'inathé5'©F
Kamika putra.
S ri Nila Kdnta subsequently assumed varipus names and'titles the, most
pre-eminent of which was PramêstiGuru,by which name and* title hè -is
acknowledged as supreme throughout the Easteflfi-'Esknds.' <* This* title svfàs
first conferred upon him when the deities in- Sarqldyd were numerous*' and
when all looked up to him as an instructor- on Gémi Kqnika Putra took-the
name of Rési Nârdda. \
’ The-thoughts of Sdng ydng Guru turning one. day upon'women, he took
a leaf of the kastüba tree, and paying adoration to- itf-tit was immëdiâtèl$
-converted into a mbit - beautiful female, ■ who>took : the ‘ hame; -of* Wna.
While she was young he-looked upon her as a danghter, but when shtè arrived
at maturity he felt a si ronger passion. TJma disliking this fled, arid Sdng.y&ig
Giiru being unable to"'catch her, it occurred to him that he might-be more
successful if he employed’ four- hands and arms ; whereupon, at his desire,
two additional arms sprang from his shoulders, and Uma was immediately
within bis embrace. But she still resisted his desires, and duringufhe
struggle Kdma Sdld and Maha Praldya, both RasdJcsas, but the latter
in: the form of- a" man, Were- produced, -by an event similar to ’that which
gavb
gave birth to sotoe thp-children of Jjupiter.* Sdng yang Giiru still observing
th e+repulsiupfJeon duct j of-. Xltug, said, to her, “;your appearance is like
« thafof a Rasdksa,” whereupon she immediately assumed the form of one ;
and grieving sorely at- this.* transformation,, beseqebed^tiiat tshe ‘might again
become what-she had. been,!; hx^Sdrig y^ng^Qiiru,was deaf to her entreaties,
and he']eonferred.upoh,,heij the name of 'Kdli D irgff.^ j
„.•1 Kama,, Madia-Praldya, vjheru they arrived at maturity, mutually
sought from; each ofher to discpye* ytheii;, 'descent, -hut not, succeeding, they
agreedf^of m^pee,dj in company to f Suraldua.^j^£^ demqnd \infpmxation from
Stfng ym g %Gdcru, rpsplving that, .if/they* were not satisfied with his reply,-
jthey would make war.'against-him. * Arrived’ a t' Syraldya, *%sy overcome
the opp§sj,ti9ri- o f J&esi Narada, and reach thefjn'esgqcej 0&\Sd^geyqng Giiru,
who informs them that they are! nojt.hiq children,, though---they sprang from
his body, and that it was.the fault p^.tbe, woman, only that they had their
present form.’-H e tells -them - th a t^ h ^ cann.pt; allow;' them -tpyremain in
;SurMdya, -but^wpl provide, for them a place in Vfbich with, their mother'
they*may reside., He then appoints^the,motherTpfbe sovereign of- NardJca
iVPambrdka muky),- under,,the title^of - Ydma Dipdti. &3?o; Kdma Sala he
gives tbje title ^-B a t& ra Kalq; fthe,;plher ■ reta-jf^1 the name« of Mdha
TLpraldya. ,To yKdla bn-.qssigns;the jdbarge ofj, ti^feb ridgej between .earth and
heaven! .called- Wotdgal.dgil](tbe,tremulous ^r^swipging bridge, j^rer-yyhich
a*good-man may pass in safety, Tbut from which, on account,* of its being
•shaken, by his sips, a bad man falls* into the. gulph belqw), and to Mdha
'"Praldya. that of the souls o^ ^ p n , wben^.tb-ey^die,' in order- that he may
id-irect. to - the bridge .such -as,- from .good conduct on .earth,vhaye atchance
of passing it, and cast the othqr^ into, Nar aka, to his .mother Ydma Dvpdii.
'■ Sdng y d n g . Gtiru was again inclined, toj;take another , leaf ^of * the
kastuba tree,-but apprehending th a t.,itVmight turn.outras before,-he
* restrained fils' inclination. - -Then purifying himself, there. appeared
•before hinyiaf, his desire, a-beantiful boy, to.[,whom hevgayp the name
of Sdmbu, and after, five .more purifications,, there successively, appeared,
secondly, a^oyj^f q .high colour, beautiful and very ppwerful, to whom
he. gave the name of Brdma; ; thirdly, a boy, appearing extremely
powerful and enraged, to whom lie gave the name of Mdha ddma ; fourthly,
a boy beautifully white, • bright, • and fierce looking,, and having ' sharp and
sparkling eyes* to whom he gave the name of Basuki; fifthly, a boy of a
The centaurs.