ON THE CHRONOLOGY 



I. Adim and I'va. I'va lounds exactly like Eve, 

 pronounced as a diifyllable E-ve. 



II. Utta'xapa'da. He bad two wives, Suruchi 

 and Suruti : bv the lirlt he had Uttama, and 

 by the fecond Dhruva. Uttdnapdda was exceed- 

 ingly fond of Suruchi, which gave rife to the follow- 

 ing circumftances. \V hilft he was careiling Uttama 

 his fon Dhruva went to him and was repulfed. 

 Dhruva burft into tears, and complained to his mo- 

 ther, who advifed him to withdraw into the defarts. 

 He followed her advice, and retired into a foreft on 

 the banks of the Jumna, where he gave himfelf up 

 to the contemplation of the Supreme Being, and the 

 performance of religious austerities. After many 

 years the Supreme Being appeared to him, and 

 commanded him to put an end to his aufterities and 

 return to his father, who had relented. He went ac- 

 cordingly to his father, who received him with joy, 

 and refigned the kingdom to him. Dhruva, like 

 Enoch in Scripture is commended for his extraordi- 

 nary piety, and the falutary precepts he gave to 

 mankind. He did not taite death, but was tran- 

 ilated to heaven, where he fhines in the polar- ftar. 

 Here Enoch and Ends are confounded together. 

 Uttama, whole education had been neglected, gave 

 •himfelf up to pleafure and diihpation. "Whilll 

 hunting he happened to quarrel with the Cuveras, 

 aod was killed in the fray. Dhruva, at the head of 

 a numerous army, took the held to revenge the 

 death of his brother : many had fallen on both fides, 

 when Swayambhuva or Adim interpoied, and a laft- 

 g peace was concluded between the contending 

 parties. 



III. Dhiiuva. 



