Pitriyajna, 'obsequial rites,' 294, n. 3.

Pívarí, w, of Vedaśiras, 82, n. 1. d. of, 83, n. 6.

Piyadaśí, inscriptions of, 470, n. 23.

Plaksha, a Dwípa, 166. divisions, mountains, rivers, people of, 197.

Poison, produced from the ocean, 76. drunk by Śiva, 78, note 8.

Poley, translation of the Upanishads by, ii. note 4.

Prabhá, d. of Swarbhánu, 147. w. of Namuchi, mother of Nahusha, ib. n. 5. w. of the sun, 266, n. 1. w. of Kalpa, 98, n. 1.

Prabhákara, a Rishi, 447, n. 8.

Prabhása, a Vasu, 120.

Prabhása, a place of pilgrimage, 561.

Prabháta, s. of the sun, 266, n. 1.

Prachetas, a deity, presides over the tongue, 17, n. 28.

Prachetas, a prince of the race of Druyu, 443.

Prachetasas, ten sons of Práchínavarhish, 107.

Prachínavarhish, s. of Havirdhána, 106.

Prachinvat, s. of Janamejaya, 447.

Práchyas, a people, 192.

Pradarśanas, a class of deities, 261.

Pradhána, 'primary matter,' a form of Vishńu, 9. properties of, 10. and n. 14. same as Prakriti, 10. equipoise of the three qualities, 12, n. 18. 636. one with Brahma, 12. agitated, influenced, or entered into, by Vishńu or Purusha, 13, n. 19. merges into spirit, 636.

Pradyota, a prince, 466.

Pradhańátmá, name of Vishńu, 2, n. 2.

Pradosha, s. of Kalpa, 58, n. 1.

Pradyumna, s. of Krishńa and Rukminí, 574. carried off by Sambara, 575. brought up by Máyádeví, ib. kills Sambara, 576.

Prahláda, s. of Hirańyakaśipu, 124. devotion to Vishńu, 127. persecuted by his father, 128. Vishńu appears to him, 144. makes him k. of the Daityas, 145, 153. his descendants, 147.

Prahládas, a people, 188.

Prajáni, a prince, 352.

Prajápati, a Vyása, 272.

Prajápatis, mind-born sons of Brahmá, variously enumerated, 49, n. 2. born from parts of Brahmá's body; from the fires of a sacrifice; sons (twenty-one) of Daksha, 50, n. 2, married to the daughters of Daksha, 54.

Prajápati-yajna, 'begetting offspring,' 294, n. 3.

Prajná, synonyme of Mahat, 15, note 22.

Prákrita, 'primary creation,' 37, n. 12. 'elemental dissolution,' 12. 630. 635.

Prakriti: see Pradhána.

Pralaya, dissolution,' fourfold, 56. account of, 621. three kinds of, 630. incidental, ib. elemental, 634. final, 638.

Pramlochá, a nymph; her dwelling with Káńd́u, 110. a divine nymph, 150, n. 21.

Pramoda, s. of Brahmá, 50, n. 2.

Práńa, a measure of time, 23, n. 3.

Práńa, s. of Dhátri and Áyatí, 82. a Rishi, 261.

Práńáyáma, 'suppression of breath,' &c. 653

Pránsu, s. of Vaivaswata, 348. s. of Vatsaprí, 352.

Práptí, w. of Kansa, 563.

Prasáda, s. of Dharma, 55, n. 13.

Prasena, s. of Nighna, 425. killed by a lion, 429.

Prasenajit, s, of Kriśáśwa, 362. s. of Ratula, 464