Storia do Mogor 281.22.3

281.22.3

Bhagavati was the daughter of a queen who, after she had lost her husband and her children [68], had communication with a young girl, and, conceiving, bore Bhagavati. She bears various names, such as Bangavaty (? Bhanumati), Dessarota (? Durga), and others. But the most remarkable is Parmansuer (Paramesvari), which is special to her ; just as that of Permansuer (Paramesvara) is to the Supreme Being. Thus just as ' Paramesvara ' means ' god,' so does ' Paramesvari ' mean ' goddess.' The history of this goddess is such a tangle, and so strongly opposed to common-sense, that it is a difficult matter to put it clearly and into such order as would be desirable. For they relate that she married, that she became with child by a shower of gold, and that she brought forth Ram. Some say Vishnu came down from heaven in the shape of this shower, then changed himself into an infant, and entered her womb. In short, somehow or other this child when born was named Ram, and these idolaters have such respect for him that his name is oftener on their lips than that of Jesus upon those of the devoutest of Christians. Their usual salutation on meeting is ' Ram, Ram.'