HYMN XVI

A medical charm

O Abayu, non-Abayu, dire is thy juice, O Abayu; we eat the
gruel made of thee.
Vihalha is thy father's name, thy mother's is Madavati.
Yea, verily thou art not he, thou who hast well protected life.
Go thou to rest, Tauvilika! This noisy cry hath sunk to rest.
Go hence, depart, Nirala, thou! the tawny and the tawny-
eared.