ORIENTAL SERIES.

KRITA YUGAKULA-PARVATAS. 169
Krita-vuya was a great patron of the Bhngus, and according
to the Purarcas, "he ruled over the whole earth with might
and justice, and offered 10,000 sacrifices. Of him this verse
is still recited, c
The kings of the earth will assuredly never
pursue his steps in sacrifice, in munificence, in devotion, in
"
courtesy, and in self-control'
K^ITA YUGA. The first age of the world, a period of
1,728,000 years. See Tuga. K^/TTIKAS. The Pleiades. The six nurses of Karttikeya,
the god of war. They were daughters of a king according to
one legend, wives of JMshis according to another.
KRIYA-YOGA-SARA. A portion of the Padma Pura?ia
treating of rites and ceremonies. See Padnia Purawa.
KRODHA, KRODHA-VASA, One of the many daughters
of Daksha and sister-wives of Kasyapa. She was the mother
"of all sharp-toothed monsters, whether on the earth, amongst
the birds, or in the waters, that were devourers of flesh."
KSHAJVADA-CHAEA- 'Night walkers/ Ghosts of evil
character, goblins, Rakshasas.
KSHAPAJVAKA. An author who was one of " the nine
gems " at the court of Yikramaditya. See Nava-ratna.
KSHATRIYA- The second or regal and warrior caste,
See Varna.
KSHATTRL A name by which Yidura was familiarly
called The term, as explained in Manu, means the son of a
Sudra father and Brahman mother, but Yidura's father was a
Brahman and his mother a slave girL
KSHEMAKA. Son of Nira-mitra or Nimi, and the last
prince of the Lunar race. There is a memorial verse quoted in
the Vishnu Purawa which say, " The race which, gave origin
to Brahmans arid Kshatriyas, and which was purified by rega)
sages, terminated with Kshemaka in the Kali age."
KSHEMA-VJm)DHI. A general of the Salwas who had
a command in the army which attacked Dwaraka, and was
defeated by Krishna's son, Samba.
KULA-PARYATAS. 'Family mountains.' A series or sys
tern of seven chains of mountains in Southern India They are
Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, $uktimat, j&ksha (for which Gandha-madana
is sometimes substituted), Yindhya and Paripatra
Mahendra is the Orissa chain ; Malaya, the hills of Malabar