Storia do Mogor 281.23.2

281.23.2

They also put some of the ashes on the stomach and say, 'Mailastaren benarem' (Mulasthanam Subrahmanya) — that is, 'May Subrahmanya be on my stomach.' This so-called divinity is surnamed Aremocouet (aru-mukham), and has one face in front and two on each side, making altogether five, and a sixth one on his stomach, as they assert, with which he governs the five other [faces], and he is made all of fire. They place some of these ashes on their loins while invoking Vishnu in his capacity of god of procreation. Farther on will be found the infamous things, the crimes, and the tergiversations that they attribute to this so-called god. While applying some of the ashes to the knees, they utter the same invocation, wet their hands a little, and take a taste of some of this unction on their tongue.