ORIENTAL SERIES.

362 VISHNU VISRA VAS.
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whom men worship ; Kesava, '
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the hairy, the radiant ; "Kir!tin,
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wearing a tiara ;' Lakshmipati, 'lord of Lakshml ;' Madhusiidana,
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destroyer of Madhu ;' Madhava, *
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descendant of Madhu;
Mukunda, 'deliverer;' Murari, 'the foe of Mura;' Nara, 'the
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man ; Narayawa, ' who moves in the
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waters ; Panehayudha,
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armed with five weapons;' Padma-nabha, 'lotus-navel ;' Pitam-
bara, 'clothed in yellow garments;' Purusha, 'the man, the
spirit;' Pumshottama, 'the highest of men, the supreme spirit;'
/Sarngin or Sarngi-pawi, '
carrying the bow '
arnga ;
Yasudeva,
Krishna, son of Yasudeva ; Yarshrceya, 'descendant of Yn'shni;'
Yaikun/ha-natha, c
lord of Yaikun^ha
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(paradise) ;
Yajneswara, '
lord of sacrifice. 7
Yajnesa,
YISEL^U. Author of a Dharma-sastra or law-book.
YISH-YU PUEA^A. This Purarca generally stands third
in the lists, and is described as " that in which Parasara, begin-
ning with the events of the Yaraha Kalpa, expounds all duties,
is called the Yaishnava, and the learned know its extent to be
23,000 stanzas." The actual number of stanzas does not amount
to 7000, and there is no appearance of any part being wanting.
The text is in print.
"Wilson, the translator of this Purana, says, "Of the whole
series of Purawas the Yishwu most closely corresponds to the
definition of a Pancha-lakshana Purewa,
or one which treats of
five specified topics (Primary Creation, Secondary Creation,
Genealogies of Gods and Patriarchs, Eeigns of the Manus, His-
It comprehends them all ; and although it has infused
tory).
a portion of extraneous and sectarial matter, it has done so with
sobriety and judgment, and has not suffered the fervour of its
religious zeal to transport it to very wide deviations from the
prescribed path. The legendary tales which it has inserted are
few, and are conveniently arranged, so that they do not distract
the attention of the compiler from objects of more permanent
interest and importance." The whole work has been translated
with numerous elucidatory notes by Wilson, and a second edi-
tion has been published with additional valuable notes by Dr,
P. Hall
YISMAPANA. '
Astounding.' The aerial city of the Gandliarvas,
which appears and disappears
at intervals.
YISRAYAS. Son of the Prajapati Pulastya, or, according
to a statement of the Mahirbharata, a reproduction of half