[Footnote 192: The Taptee is evidently one of these, but it is hard to
say what river is meant by the other. Next to the Taptee on the north,
the great river Nerbuddah flows into the Gulf of Cambay, dividing the
two great Subahs of Malwa and Candeish. The Mahie divides Guzerat from
Malwa; and the Mehindry and Puddar pervade Guzerat; which is bounded on
the west by the Cagger, dividing it from the great sandy desert of
Sinde or Jesselmere, and from Cutch. - E.]
[Footnote 193: Banians: It would much exceed the bounds of a note to
enter upon any explanation here of the Hindoo casts, which will be fully
illustrated in the sequel of this work. - E.]
[Footnote 194: It is most wonderful, that in the grossest, most
ridiculous, and most obscene of all idolatrous polytheism, the
Portuguese should have fancied any resemblance to the pure religion of
Christ! even under its idolatrous debasement of image worship, and the
invocation of legions of saints. The monstrous superstitions of the
bramins will be discussed in a future division of this work. - E.]
In the year of God 1292, or according to the Mahometan account the 700,
a pagan king named Galacarna ruled in peace in Guzerat; but involved
the country in war to deprive his brother of the kingdom of hampanel
or Champaneer which had been left him by their father. Galacarna
employed two generals in this war, one of whom named Madana had to
wife one of the most beautiful women of the country, of the race of
Padaminii, who, besides their beauty, are said to have so sweet a
scent from their skin that they are esteemed beyond all other women.
![A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 6 - By Robert Kerr
- The meaning of the name in the text is not
obvious. - E.]
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