7«) 2W»or .~ ^ Tüla,
8. Mri-Cldka 'pr Prkvitqrdsi, the S^öfpion, ■ •_Vrïihchica, '
■ Q .D dnuot Wdnóh, the Bow,,^^™^.,; DanïtSi 3
10. the Crawfish,~™, Makara (sea monster),' ■ |
11. K u b a , 1— Water-jug,:^ K uw fiha, - .;
The Javans, though .they occasionally apply the-signs of the zodiac to the
twelve yearspf, the cycle, have at p re se t no, knowledge--uf^these/sigM as
connectgd^ yith the sun’s eoursji, '<j Ip the Chéribon manuscript, whipfcbcop»-
tains‘an. explanation of\each sign, » they seem to haye been pon.sidesed ppiy
as giving.names, to particular years. Thus in the .^explanations ©f;tl^(fii$t
sign it is stated :
■M This year, the year of Mesa^arsiythpr^ia amarkin the'horn of. the .ram $
“ the deity who presides is Batdra Wisnuj the raiQ.;is fercfive months ; -.it
“ is.profitable to plant gdgas, but birds destroy great quaBtit^es.j-yihis, may
“ be prevented by. administering obat (medicine) composed of the oil»ó£.the
“ Jedwang, with the flowers of the;qetton plant and those of, the kasémba :
“ rats also d® gceatrinisehigf. i® thg.sawa^ which. may be.prevented by
“ administering the bud of stri on a lucky day, named qng^gara, and.rfiti on
“ thepanchawdra,Mdriis ; when administering it the following,words should
“ be repeated i.-3* ftSfltigt\J £ fö -1V4&&8&töa/„ tupg’gal. sih Ming liudna!
“ ‘ Hail Wisnu ! who Srt .heheldrtnleerly tp.be the only one in theW/orld!’ ’*
In the same-, manuscript,, which appears to be, entirely.of an Astronomical
or astrological nature, the year appears to, be.divided into four portions,
each distinguished by the.Rpculiar position af .^julga, or .serpelfii
The first to the three divisions, includes JijsfaJjlddtr, Kdsar ; the form and
shape of the. gïpap.wdga in these seasons is first stated; and'represented'by a
drawing, the head being during th.eseononths towards the east and tail to
the west. “ In these montlis, if any one wishes to plant rice, it must be
“ white and yellow pdri j and at this tiine.silms.must bé gfiven', consisting .of
“ white rice ornamented with the flowers called wdri, and in the name of or
“ in honour of Déwa Yqmq% and on the seventh day. It will not be pro-
“ fitable to' go to war in these months. ,
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* Each of the years represented in the Chéribon manuscript, and distinguished,by the signs
of the Zodiac, is considered sacred to one of the following,Deities : Wisnu, Sdnilo, Indrp,
Suria, Mistri, Barüna, Sang Mistri, Wandra, Kurisia, Purusiah, Tabada, Aria, or Gdna.