190 Collectanea.
Attached to it was a magical arrangement of figures, as follows :
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
II
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
10
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
19
20
31
32
33
34
35
36
28
29
30
41
42
43
44
45
37
38
39
40
51
52
1 53
54
46
47
48
49
50
61
62
63
55
56
57
58
59
60
71 72 64 65 66
67
68 69
70
81 73 ■ 74 ! 75
76
77
78 79
80
36
36 36
36
This is one of the magic squares which are so commonly used in Eastern charms. Many examples of such squares will be found in Herklots, Qanoon-e'Islam, but none, I think, quite like this. Almost every " cunning man," or village exorciser, has a pre- scription of his own for making such things. The exorciser is usually the village Brahman, and while the charm is in operation it is advisable that he should do daily a Homa, or " fire-sacrifice," in honour of Ajay-pal and the other local deities associated with
him.
W. Crooke.
