Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists

"Myths of the Hindus ^f Buddhistswhich is derived hisname ofHim whose Utterance isRubies." At last he reached Chitambaram, the sacredcity where Shiva s dance is daily beheld, the abode alsoof the saint named Tiger-foot ;here the sage dwelt untilhis passing away into the lord. This was the manner ofthat beatification. After a great controversy with Buddhistheretics from Ceylon there appeared a venerable butunknown devotee who prayed to be allowed to write downall the saint s songs from his own lips.This he did, andthen disappeared ;for it was no other than Shiva himself,who took the songs to heaven for the gladdening ofthe gods. Next morning a perfect copy was found, athousand verses in all, signed by the god himself, besidehis imagein Chitambaram. All the devotees of thetemple hastened to the saint for an explanation he told;them to follow him, and led them to the image of Shivain the Golden Court. "That is the meaning,"he said,and therewith he disappeared, melting into the imageand he was seen no more.itself,A Legend of Shiva s DanceIt came to the knowledge of Shiva that there resided inTaragam forest ten thousand heretical rishis, who taughtthat the universe is eternal, that souls have no lord, andthat the performance of works alone suffices for theattainment of salvation. Shiva determined to teachthem the truth. He bade Vishnu accompany him in theform of a beautiful woman, and the two entered the wildforest, Shiva disguised as a wandering yogi, Vishnu as hiswife. Immediatelyall the rishis wives were seized withviolent longing for the yogi; the rishis themselves wereequally infatuated with the seeming yogi s wife. Soonthe whole hermitage was in an uproar ;but presentlythe310