Bhíma offers to go to the city of Badravati to bring away a Krishna brought into the palace by Yudhishthira and his Krishna jealous that Bhima should be sent to fetch the horse Krishna's objections to Bhíma on the score of his fondness for eating, and his marriage to an Asura wife Bhíma proceeds to Badravati to bring away the horse Obstinate refusal of the old mother of the Raja to leave the Krishna returns to Dwáraká until the night of the loosening Declaration of a gay woman, that by beholding Krishna her Application of a flower-girl to Krishna Krishna's benevolent reply Application of a milk-woman to Krishna Bhíma complains to Krishna of the troublesome conduct of Krishna appoints Bhíma to be General Superintendent of the ib. ib. ib. ib. ib. ib. ib. Dancing-girls perform before Krishna Brahmans pray to him ib. Ladies of the Pandavas receive the ladies of Krishna Conversation between Draupadi and the wives of Krishna on Draupadi's acknowledgment of the miraculous interference of Review of the foregoing narrative of the capture of the horse Later Brahmanical idea of conquest of the passions, atonement Low marriage, etc., a disqualification for an Aswamedha Large interpolations referring to Krishna Contradictory features in the nature of Krishna as a man of pleasure and as an incarnation of the Supreme being ib. ib. ib. ib. ib. Natural incident of the old lady who refused to leave her Night of the loosening on the full moon of the month Choitro 396 Wanderings of the horse followed by Arjuna ib. Twelve adventures of the horse ib. First adventure of the horse ib. Carried away by the son of the Raja by the counsel of one of ib. Restored through the mediation of Agni, who had married the ib. Legend of the disobedient wife, who was transformed into a ib. Terrible aspect of the Bráhman Minister of the Raja The Brahman advises the Raja to seize Arjuna and his people, and perform a Naramedha sacrifice Horror of Chitrángadá on hearing that Babhru-váhana had slain his father ib. Sesha-nága advises sending the jewel to win the favour of ib. ib. ib. ib. Refusal of the Serpents ib. The Serpents tender their submission and give large presents The life-restoring jewel delivered up. Raja Babhru-váhana descends to the under-world, and defeats Krishna, Bhíma, and Kuntí arrive at Manipura riding upon ib. Eighth adventure of the horse in the city of Ratnapura Ninth adventure of the horse in the Raj of Chandra-hasa Story of the old Rishi who had lived during many Brahmas The Rishi proceeds to attend the Aswamedha ib. Finds Yudhishthira sitting by the Ganges in a deer's skin, and holding a deer's horn. ib. Joy of the Rajas at their reception by Yudhishthira . Review of the twelve adventures of the horse Moral lesson involved in the fable of the disobedient wife Hindú conception of a bad wife Crowning sin of giving the remains of consecrated victuals to ib. A mother ib. A sister ib. Resemblance between the Hindú and Greek traditions of the ib. Curious allusion to human sacrifices and cannibal orgies Possible identification of the Daityas with the Buddhists Brahmanizing of the national epics illustrated by Arjuna's Modern conversion of the Munnipores from serpent-worship to Late origin of the conversion proved by the evidence of |