Storia do Mogor 249.3

249.3

Without delay, so they say, the malediction did its work. The poor god, ashamed at finding himself in a condition unfit for view, threw himself at the feet of the ascetic, supplicating him to do away with such a degrading penance. The ascetic complied at once in part, and ordained that his sight should always make him see things in one way, while to others he should appear to be full of eyes. In this pitiable state the king of the gods found himself. If such be the state of the king, you can easily conjecture the obscene condition of his subjects. As for the adulteress, she expired on the spot under the curse of her husband. But being taken by Vishnu, she was revived, and peace was made with her husband. By this fable it can be seen that Deviderey (Devendra) is not less than a god. The second place is styled Vaycondam (Vaikuntham). They say that Vishnu dwells here with his two wives and a bird used by him to ride upon. For this reason all Hindus worship this very bird with such veneration that kings and princes when they come forth, if they see it fly by, descend from their palanquins or other vehicle, and prostrate themselves on the ground and pay it adoration. The followers of Vishnu say that after death they go to this heaven, and just as fire converts into its own substance whatever is put upon it to feed it, so also Vishnu converts into part of himself all those who have the felicity of beholding him in his glory.