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ploughing the ground and preparing
for a sacrifice to obtain
offspring. The sage Yajnawalkya was his priest and adviser.
The Brahma^as relate that he "refused to submit to the hier-
archical pretensions of the Brahmans, and asserted his right
of performing sacrifices without the intervention of priests."
He succeeded in his contention, for it is said that through
his pure and righteous life he became a Brahman and one of
the Eajarshis. He and his priest Yajnawalkya are thought to
have prepared the way for Buddha.
JANAKl. A patronymic of Sita (q.v.).
JANA-LOKA. See Loka.
JANAMEJAYA. A great king, who was son of Parikshit,
and great-grandson of Arjuna. It was to this king ttat the
Maha-bharata was recited by Yaisampayana, and the king lis-
tened to it in expiation of the sin of killing a Brahman. His
father, Parikshit, died from the bite of a serpent, and Janema-
jaya is said to have performed a great sacrifice of serpents
(Nagas) and to have conquered the Naga people of Taksha-sila.
Hence he is called Sarpa-sattrin, 'sorpent-sacrificer.' There
were several others of the same name.
JANAEDDANA. 'The adored of mankind/ A name of
"Krishna,, but other derivations are offered, as f
extirpator of the
wicked,' by Sankaracharya.
JAISTA-STHANA. A place in the Da?zc/aka forest where
Kama sojourned for a while in his exile.
JAEAS. 'Old age/ The hunter who unwittingly killed
Knshrca.
JAEA-SANDHA. Son of Brihad-ratha, and king of Ma-
gadha.
B?ihad-ratha had two wives, who after being long barren
brought forth two halves of a boy. These abortions wore re-
garded with horror and thrown away. A female man-eating
demon named Jara picked them up and put them together to
carry them off. On their coming in contact a boy was formed,
who cried out so lustily that he brought out the king and his
two queens. The Eakshasi explained what had happened, re-
signed the child, and retired. The father gave the boy the
name of Jara-sandha, because he had been put together by Jara.
Future greatness was prophesied for the boy, and he became an
ardent worshipper of $iva. Through the favour of this god he
prevailed over many kings, and he especially fought against