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prevailing sects of Hindus, absurd as these are in 

 their fables. 



In his third chapter, He'machandra, having 

 stated the terms for paramount and tributary 

 princes, mentions the twelve Chacravartis, and adds 

 the patronymics and origin of them. Bharata is 

 surnamed A'rshabhi, or son of Rishabha ; Magha- 

 van is son of Vjjaya ; and Sanatcuma'ra, of As'- 

 WASE'NA. SaVti, Cunt'hu and Ara are the Jinas 

 so named. Sagara is described as son of Sumitra ; 

 Subhuma is entitled Ca'rtavirya; Padma is sard 

 to be son of Padmottara; Harishena of Hari; 

 jAYAofViJAYA; Brahmadatta of Brahme ; and 

 all are declared to have sprung from the race of 

 Icshwa'cu. 



A list follows, which, like the preceding, agrees 

 nearly with the information communicated to Major 

 INIackenzie. It consists of nine persons, entitled 

 Vasudh'as, and Crishnas, Wtrt Triprisht'a is men- 

 tioned with the patronymic Pra'ja'patya ; Dwi- 

 prisht'a is said to have sprung from Erahme; 

 SwAYAMBHu is cxprcssly called a son of Rudra ; 

 and Purush6ttama, of Soma, or the moon. Pu- 

 RUSHASiNHA is sumamcd Sa ivi, or son of Siva ; Pu- 

 EUSHAPUNDARicA, is Said to havc sprung from IMa- 

 ha's'iras. Datta is termed son of Agnisin~iia; 

 Na'ra'yaxa has the patronymic Da'sarat'hi (which 

 belongs to Ra'machandra) : and 'Crishna is de- 

 scribed as sprung from Vasude'va. 



Nine other persons are next mentioned, under the 

 designation oVSucla Balas, viz. 1 Achala. 2 Vjjaija. 

 3 Bhadra. 4 Suprablia. 5 Siidarsana. 6 A'nanda. 

 7 Nanda. 8 Padma. 9 Rama. 



They are followed by a list of nine foes of VishN'U : 

 it corresponds nearly with one of the lists noticed by 

 Major Mackenzie, \'i2. 1 As'wagriva, 2 Ta'raca, 



