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each of his wives conceived that Creeshna preferred none to her- 

 self, and that he wished for no other. 



Creeshna acted in all his domestic concerns precisely according 

 to the institutes of the Vedas for masters of families, and daily in- 

 creased in confidential intercourse with his respective wives, who 

 severally returned it. Rokemenee, however, enjoyed the pre- 

 eminence of esteem. This was Creeshna's way of life : he rose 

 every morning at the time of Brehmenee Mhooret, and went 

 punctually through the various ceremonies and devout exercises 

 prescribed by the Brahmins, and all those purifications appointed 

 for the purpose of Prachheete for the actions proper to human na- 

 ture, which every day are committed. If it be asked how could 

 there be supposed any necessity for Prachheete in that pure es- 

 sence, the answer is, that it is by reason of his coming in a material 

 form. After the Prate-Sendhya, he washed, and then went to 

 salute and pay Nemeskar to his father and mother and the elders 

 of the family. At mid-day and at evening he again performed the 

 prescribed devotions and ablutions ; and, at the time of each 

 Sandhya, as well as at his meals, he spoke to no one, because 

 this is recommended as profitable to every one by the rules of the 

 Vedas ; for, the good of the speaker at such times is transferred 

 to the person addressed, and his evil reverts to the speaker. He 

 performed Terpen in respect of the Devatas, Reyshees, Muni- 

 Eswaras, and Zennardars ; after which he distributed cows with 

 gilt horns to the Brahmins ; and necklaces of pearl, and silver, 

 and silk clothes, and much Sesame, to Zennardars of good con- 

 duct and learning. But of young milch-cows, having calves of 

 beautiful forms and good tempers, he every day gave a certain 

 number more than the day before, and uttered Mantras and Slocas : 

 afterwards he went to dinner. First he set apart one morsel from 

 each meal in respect of Jegedeish, and performed Dyhan, and 



