CHAPTER II.

Dispersion of Revata's descendants: those of Dhrishta: those of Nabhága. Birth of Ikshwáku, the son of Vaivaswata: his sons. Line of Vikukshi. Legend of Kakutstha; of Dhundhumára; of Yuvanáśwa; of Mándhátŕi: his daughters married to Saubhari.

CHAPTER III.

Saubhari and his wives adopt an ascetic life. Descendants of Mándhátri. Legend of Narmadá and Purukutsa. Legend of Trisanku. Báhu driven from his kingdom by the Haihayas and Tálajanghas. Birth of Sagara: he conquers the barbarians, imposes upon them distinguishing usages, and excludes them from offerings to fire and the study of the Vedas.

CHAPTER IV.

The progeny of Sagara: their wickedness: he performs an Aśwamedha: the horse stolen by Kapila: found by Sagara's sons, who are all destroyed by the sage: the horse recovered by Amsumat: his descendants. Legend of Mitrasaha or Kalmáshapáda, the son of Sudása. Legend of Khatwánga. Birth of Ráma and the other sons of Dasaratha. Epitome of the history of Ráma: his descendants, and those of his brothers. Line of Kuśa. Brihadbala, the last, killed in the Great War.

CHAPTER V.

Kings of Mithila. Legend of Nimi, the son of Ikshwáku. Birth of Janaka. Sacrifice of Síradhwaja. Origin of Sítá. Descendants of Kuśadhwaja. Krita the last of the Maithila princes.

CHAPTER VI.

Kings of the lunar dynasty. Origin of Soma or the moon: he carries off Tárá, the wife of Brihaspati: war between the gods and Asuras, in consequence: appeased by Brahmá. Birth of Budha: married to Ilá, daughter of Vaivaswata. Legend of his son Purúravas and the nymph Urvaśí: the former institutes offerings with fire: ascends to the sphere of the Gandharvas.

CHAPTER VII.

Sons of Purúravas. Descendants of Amávasu.

Indra born as Gádhi. Legend of Richika and Satyavati. Birth of Jamadagni and Viswamitra. Parasuráma the son of the former. (Legend of Parasuráma.) Sunahsepha and others, the sons of Viswamitra, forming the Kausika race.

CHAPTER VIII.

Sons of Áyus. Line of Kshatravriddha, or kings of Káší. Former birth of Dhanwantari. Various names of Pratardana. Greatness of Alarka.

CHAPTER IX.

Descendants of Raji, son of Áyus: Indra resigns his throne to him: claimed, after his death, by his sons, who apostatize from the religion of the Vedas, and are destroyed by Indra. Descendants of Pratikshatra, son of Kshatravŕiddha.

CHAPTER X.

The sons of Nahusha. The sons of Yayati: he is cursed by Śukra: wishes his sons to exchange their vigour for his infirmities. Púru alone consents. Yayáti restores him his youth: divides the earth amongst his sons, under the supremacy of Púru.

CHAPTER XI.

The Yadava race, or descendants of Yadu. Kárttavírya obtains a boon from Dattatreya: takes Rávana prisoner: is killed by Parasuráma: his descendants.

CHAPTER XII.

Descendants of Kroshtri. Jyámagha's connubial affection for his wife Śaivyá: their descendants kings of Vidarbha and Chedi.

CHAPTER XIIL

Sons of Sattwata. Bhoja princes of Mrittikávatí. Súrya the friend of Satrájit: appears to him in a bodily form: gives him the Syamantaka gem: its brilliance and marvellous properties.

Satrájit gives it to Prasena, who is killed by a lion: the lion killed by the bear Jambavat. Krishna, suspected of killing Prasena, goes to look for him in the forests: traces the bear to his cave: fights with him for the jewel: the contest prolonged: supposed, by his companions, to be slain: he overthrows Jámbayat and marries his daughter Jámbavati: returns, with her and the jewel, to Dwaraká: restores the jewel to Satrájit and marries his daughter Satyabhámá. Satrájit murdered by Satadhanwan: avenged by Krishna. Quarrel between Krishna and Balarama. Akrúra possessed of the jewel: leaves Dwaraká. Public calamities. Meeting of the Yadavas. Story of Akrúra's birth: he is invited to return: accused, by Krishna, of having the Syamantaka jewel: produces it in full assembly: it remains in his charge: Krishna acquitted of having purloined it.

CHAPTER XIV.

Descendants of Śini, of Anamitra, of Swaphalka and Chitraka, of Andhaka. The children of Devaka and Ugrasena. The descendants of Bhajamána. Children of Súra: his son Vasudeva: his daughter Pritha married to Pándu: her children, Yudhishthira and his brothers; also Karna, by Áditya. The sons of Páńdu by Mádrí. Husbands and children of Śúra's other daughters. Previous births of Siśupála.

CHAPTER XV.

Explanation of the reason why Siśupála, in his previous births as Hiranyakasipu and Rávana, was not identified with Vishnu, on being slain by him, and was so identified, when killed as Siśupála. The wives of Vasudeva: his children: Balaráma and Krishna his sons by Devaki: born, apparently, of Rohini and Yasoda. The wives and children of Krishna. Multitude of the descendants of Yadu.

CHAPTER XVI.

Descendants of Turvasu.

CHAPTER XVII.

Descendants of Druhyu.

CHAPTER XVIII.

Descendants of Anu. Countries and towns named after some of them, as Anga, Banga, and others.

CHAPTER XIX.

Descendants of Púru. Birth of Bharata, the son of Dushyanta: his sons killed: adopts Bharadwaja or Vitatha. Hastin, founder of Hastinapura. Sons of Ajamídha, and the races derived from them, as Pánchálas, &c. Kripa and Kripí found by Sántanu. Descendants of Riksha, the son of Ajamídha. Kurukshetra named from Kuru. Jarásandha and others, kings of Magadhá.

CHAPTER XX.

Descendants of Kuru. Devápi abdicates the throne: assumed by Śántanu: he is confirmed by the Brahmans: Bhishma his son by Gangá: his other sons. Birth of Dhritaráshtra, Páńdu, and Vidura. The hundred sons of Dhritarashtra. The five sons of Páńdu: married to Draupadi: their posterity. Parikshit, the grandson of Arjuna, the reigning king.

CHAPTER XXI.

Future kings. Descendants of Parikshit, ending with Kshemaka.

CHAPTER XXII.

Future kings of the family of Ikshwáku, ending with Sumitra.

CHAPTER XXIII.

Future kings of Magadhá, descendants of Brihadratha.

CHAPTER XXIV.

Future kings of Magadhá. Five princes of the line of Pradyota. Ten Saiśunágas. Nine Nandas. Ten Mauryas. Ten Sungas. Four Kańwas. Thirty Andhrabhŕityas. Kings of various tribes and castes, and periods of their rule. Ascendancy of barbarians. Different races in different regions. Period of universal iniquity and decay. Coming of Vishnu as Kalki. Destruction of the wicked, and restoration of the practices of the Vedas. End

of the Kali, and return of the Krita, age. Duration of the Kali. Verses chanted by Earth, and communicated by Asita to Janaka. End of the fourth book.

BOOK V.

CHAPTER I.

The death of Kamsa announced. Earth, oppressed by the Daityas, applies to the gods. They accompany her to Vishnu, who promises to give her relief. Kamsa imprisons Vasudeva and Devaki. Vishnu's instructions to Yoganidrá.

CHAPTER II.

The conception of Devakí: her appearance: she is praised by the gods.

CHAPTER III.

Birth of Krishna: conveyed by Vasudeva to Mathurá, and exchanged with the new-born daughter of Yasoda. Kamsa attempts to destroy the latter, who becomes Yoganidrá.

CHAPTER IV.

Kamsa addresses his friends, announces their danger, and orders male children to be put to death.

CHAPTER V.

Nanda returns, with the infants Krishna and Balaráma, to Gokula. Pútaná killed by the former. Prayers of Nanda and Yasoda.

CHAPTER VI.

Krishna overturns a waggon: casts down two trees. The Gopas depart to Vrindavana. Sports of the boys. Description of the season of the rains.

CHAPTER VII.

Krishna combats the serpent Kálíya: alarm of his parents and companions: he overcomes the serpent, and is propitiated by him: commands him to depart from the Yamuna river to the ocean.