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[ 81 ] Sthana-Devam, Dkerma-Dcvam, and Sthala-Para-Deva* ta in their Houses, and performed Worship to them ; also they established Urpalli Devi in the> own Desams, and pern formed the perse rib ed Ceremonies. 36. They also established Adama (or Bondage) and Kudde< ma (or Husbandry) and protected the Adiar (or Slaves) and Koddiar (or Husbandmen) and appointed Tar a (or villages) and Tara-vaatu-kar (or Heads of villages) and by their means took the Duties of, Kamia, — Kye^ — Kalpana. — Avakasam* And Protected and Preserved them from lessening and falling: 37. They then Established the Privileges of their respective stations, to the Kuddiar, the Kitykur (or State of Inferiors); and to themselves (the x Taravatukdr) the MaUaykur (or state of Superiors) ; to the Kuddiar the Kanam or Custom of tak- ing Lands on lease, and to themselves the Jenmam or Privi* lege of holding Lands in Property. 38 In this manner they established and continued the Custom of Kanam and Jenmam ; and erected Houses for the Bramins in each village, who then resided in the Gra* mams and performed their Religious Duties or Deva Pu* ja, and also their PitruPuja ; and with the Bramins of the 64 Gramams the Arddha-Bramhanar are remaining. 39. The origin of the name of Arddha-Bramhanar is because they received Land from Sri-Parasn-Rama, one half of their Braminhood was diminished, on which account they are called Arddha-Bramhanar (or half Bramins). 40. The Distinction of Veda-Bramhanar arises from their «tudy of thzVedams, and S6strams, and they have four Vedams and six Sastrams — hence they are denominated Veda Br am: hanar. » 41. The VdUNambi and Pattena-Nambi are both Arddha Bramhanar. To the first were assigned the Duties of — Ayudha Panikuly Bearers of Weapons, or Arms.