Chitrakút́á, a river, 185, n. 80.

Chitralekhá, friend of Uri, 592.

Chitrángada, s. of Śántanu, 459.

Chitraratha, k. of the Gandharbas, 153, n. 1. s. of Rushadru, 420, s. of Dharmaratha, 445. s. of Ushńa, 461.

Chitrarathá, a river, 184.

Chitrasená, a river, 182.

Chitropalá, a river, 184.

Cholas, a people, 193.

Chronology, system of; 22, of the kings of the Kali age, 484.

Chulaká or Chuluká, a river, 182.

Chunchu, a prince, 373.

Chyavana, a sage, 354. s. of Mitráyu, 454. s. of Suhotra, 455.

Cleanliness, rules of, 300.

Clepsydra, water clock, described, 631.

Clouds, how formed, 230. classes of, 231, n. 3. the shell of the universe, ib.

Colebrooke, notices of the Vedas, i. of the Puráńas, v. of the Sáraswata Brahmans and language, lxvii.

Colonization of India, lxv.

Cosmogony of the Hindus, 10. analogies with ancient, 13, note 18.

Creation, accounts of; 11. 34. 39. (primary), mode of, 13. course of; 14. various kinds of, 36. (secondary), periods of, 27. kinds of, 35. of mankind, 36. of properties, 37. a property of Brahma, 21. function of Vishńu as Brahmá, 19, &c.

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