Of the above kind are the apparitions of _Vishnu_, who, as the preserver of the world, shewed himself to mankind under nine different forms. In these apparitions the whole history of the _Vishnuvites_, both sacred and profane, is contained. As they are highly interesting, I shall here insert them, together with the Malabar text, as it is written in the Indian book _Mahabhàrada_. The description of them is as follows: 1. _Hayagrìvane connu Vèdanguel vìndu munnam bhayate tirpan Malsya vèszam adhava geá._ “Thine is the victory, O Vishnu! thou who didst conquer _Hayagriva_ (the ringleader of the wicked), and who, with a view to free us from our first terror (occasioned by the flood), didst assume the form of a fish, and bring us back the lost _Vèda_.” 2. _Kshìra ságaram-athanándare munnam adhibháramò dánnìduna mandiram uyartuvan ghòramáyoru? kùrma vigraham dharicìdum kárana murte geá._ “Thine is the victory, O Vishnu! thou who in the sea of milk, in which the world with its monstrous burden had sunk and was near being plunged to the bottom, didst assume the form of a huge tortoise; didst again raise it up, and save it from apparent destruction.” 3. _Dhàtrie rekshiciuden kádelittadhò lòga prapti-cuhhávicioru Hiranyáccene munnam potriyàgavadáram ceidu nigrahiciuden dhàtrie stànatà-keum yagnànga murte geá._ “Thine is the victory, O Vishnu! thou who didst assume the form of a boar, and in that form didst destroy the _Hirannya_, who through malice threw the world from its equilibrium, and hurled it to destruction; but which thou didst save by thy wisdom, and hast again fixed on its centre[187].” 4. _Hiranyà Kaschipu vamá Asurendrene Kolluvan Narasinba-Karamay ciamagna nalhá geá._ “Thine is the victory, O Vishnu! thou who didst assume the mixed form of a lion and a man, in order to destroy the _Hirannya_, the leader of the wicked dæmons, who wished to force mankind to worship him.” 5. _Didigia-adhibenaya Bálie ciadipadina Didinnadidi Sudanaya Vàmana murte geá._ “Thine is the victory, O Vishnu! thou who didst assume the form of a dwarf, and didst give thyself out as a son of the goddess _Didi_, to deceive king _Bali_, the prince among the sons of the goddess _Didi_, and to punish him[188].” 6. _Dharanni Suragena dvèshiguel áyundáya dharanni Pàlemnáre giama daghni genáya irivattoru tude vadhiciu tábam tirkum Parashuràma murte parápalaya geá._ “Thine is the victory, O Vishnu! thou who didst assume the form of a hero, who called himself _Parashuràma_; thine is the victory, thou preserver of the world, thou who didst destroy twenty-one of those kings who rebelled against the celestial gods, and who didst free the earth from their oppressive burthen.” 7. _Pankti kanane connu munnam àbatu tìrpàn Panktisyandana sudenàya Rágghava geá._