ORIENTAL SERIES.

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SWAYAM-BHUVA. A name of the first Mann (q.v.).
SWETA-DWlPA. * The white island or continent.' Colonel
Wilford attempted to identify it with Britain.
8WETA-KETU. A sage who, according to the Maha-bharata,
put a stop to the practice of married women consorting with
other men, especially with Brahmans. His indignation was
aroused at seeing a Brahman take his mother "by the hand and
invite her to go away with him. The husband saw this, and
told his son that there was no ground of offence, for the practice
had prevailed from, time immemorial. Sweta-ketu would not
tolerate it, and introduced the rule by which a wife is forbidden
to have intercourse with another man unless specially appointed
by her husband to raise up seed to him.
SWETASWATABA. An Upanishad attached to the Yajur*
veda. It is one of the most modern. Translated by Dr. Roei
for the Billiotlieca Indica.
' A brother-in-law/ A Yadava prince who in-
SYALA.
sulted the sage Gargya, and was the cause of his becoming the
father of Kala-yavana, a great foe of KrishTwi and the Yadava
family.
$YAMA. 'The black.' A name of Siva's consort. Sec
Devi.
SYAMANTAKA. A celebrated gem given by the sun to
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Satrajita.
It yielded daily eight loads of gold, and dispelled
all fear of portents, wild beasts, fire, robbers, and famine." But
though it was an inexhaustible source of good to the virtuous
wearer, it was deadly to a wicked one. Satrajita being afraid
that KnsliTwt would take it from him, gave it to his own brother,
Prasena, but he, being a bad man, was killed by a lion, Jam-
bavat, king of the bears, killed the lion and carried off the gem,
but Knslma, after a long conflict, took it from him, and restored
it to Satrajita. Afterwards Satrajita was killed in his sleep
by Sata-dhanwan, who carried off the gem. Being pursued by
Krishna and Bala-rama, ho gave the gem to Akrura and con-
tinued his flight, but he was overtaken and killed by Krishna
alone. As Knslwa did not bring back the jewel, Bala-rama
suspected that he had secreted it, and consequently he upbraided
him and parted from him, declaring that he would not be im-
posed upon by perjuries. Akrura subsequently produced the
gem, and it was claimed by Knshfia, Bala-rama, and Satya-