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INDIAN MYTH AND LEGEND
chaos-egg myth in India and Egypt,
tot.
Khonds tribe, human sacrifice in, 88.
Kiehaka (kee-chak'a, ck as in change),
loves Draupadi and Bhima slays, 267.
" King of the Elements ", the Gaelic,
87.
Kings, in the Vedic Age, 78.
" Kinsman ", the, Vishnu as, 123.
Knowledge, salvation by, doctrine of
in Bhagavad-gita, 126 et seq.
Kosala, Eastern Aryan kingdom, xxxix;
Dasaratha, Ramas' father, rajah of,
Kripa (kreepa), miraculous birth of,
192 k.; night slaughter in Pandava
camp, 307-9.
Krishna (krish'na), evidence of Greek
ambassador, Megasthenes, regarding,
122; an avatara of Vishnu, 125; doc-
trines of his Bhagavad-gita (Divine
Song), 126 et seq.; a son of Vasudeva,
128; father escapes with at birth, 128;
the shepherd-lover of Gopis (milk-
maids), 129; Juggernaut and, 136,137;
as teacher of Vaishnava faith, 138,
139; worship of Shiva by, 146; bride
of an incarnation of Lakshmi, 149;
nephew of Queen Pritha, 173; at
swayamvara of Draupadi, 215 et seq.;
gifts of to Pandavas, 223; Arjuna
visits during exile, 226; Arjuna weds
Subhadra, sister of, 227; expedition
against Jarasandha, 229-31; at Pan-
dava imperial sacrifice, 231, 232;
slays Sishupala, rajah of Chedi, 233,
234; Sishupala an incarnation of
Shiva, 234 n.; visits Pandavas during
second exile, 251; at Abhimanyu's
wedding, 269; at meeting of Pandava
allies, 270 et seq.; promise to be Ar-
juna's charioteer, 273; as spokesman
for Pandavas, 275; visit to Hastina-
pur, 276, 277; pleads with Kauravas
for peace, 278; reproves Duryodhana,
280; plot to seize and transformation
of, 281; departure from Hastinapur,
282; prophecy regarding the great
war, 286; instruction of to Arjuna,
287, 288; miracle by on battlefield,
300; the Arjuna-Karna combat, 304,
305; at horse sacrifice, 317, 318, 319;
closing days of and death, 322 et seq.
Krita Yuga, length of, 104, 107; the
White Age, 108, 109; in Greek and
Celtic mythologies, 109 et seq.
Kritana, " the finisher ", Yarna is, 42.
Kritavar'man, night slaughter in Pan-
dava camp, 307-9; slain by Satyaki,
322.
Kshatriya caste. See Caste.
Kshat'riyas, the red, xxv; aristocratic
caste, gods as Kshatriyas, 14; Brah-
mans become greater than, 84; origin
of caste of in Purusha myth, 89;
Buddhism and Jainism originate
among, 120, 132; Brahmans achieve
spiritual dominion over, 121, 136;
destroyed by Vishnu's warrior incar-
nation, 136; Vishwamitra raised to
Brahman caste, 154; Gandharva mar-
riage for, 160.
Kiibera, god of treasure, Bhima's jour-
ney to region of, 105; Bhima reaches
lotus lake of, 109. See Kuvera.
Kumbha-Karna (koom'bha-kar'na), the
sleeping giant, 419; slain by Rama,
420.
Kurds, Armenians contrasted with, xxii;
as descendants of Aryan raiders,
xxxviii.
Kurma (koor'ma), king of tortoises, 143.
Kuru (koo'roo), the tribe called, united
with the Panchala tribe, 155.
Kuru, King, as son of sun maiden and
rajah Samvarna, 74, 156, 164.
Kuru-Kshetra, country of the Kurus
and famous battlefield of, 155, 156;
Pandavas and Kauravas assemble for
battle, 286.
Kuru-Panchalas, kingdom of, xxxix;
doctrinal influence of, xliv; late in-
vasion of and nation of, 155; wars of
in epic narrative, 156.
Kurus, the Kauravas of epic fame, 156.
Kiisa, son of Rama and Sita, 426.
Kushna (koosh'na), the demon, " the
scorcher", 66.
Kuvera, the heaven of, 59; demoniac
hosts of, 68; like the Germanic
Laurin, 251; Pandavas behold dwell-
ing of, 258; advice of to Yudhish-
thira, 258. See Kubera.
Laksh'mana, xlviii; son of Duryodhana,
in great war, 291, 292.
Laksh'mana, brother of Rama, 378;
goes against demons, 379-81; goes
into exile with Rama, 392 et seq.;
story of the hag Surpa-nakha, 400
et seq.; the golden deer, 404; rape of
Sita, 405 et seq.; searches with Rama
INDIAN MYTH AND LEGEND
chaos-egg myth in India and Egypt,
tot.
Khonds tribe, human sacrifice in, 88.
Kiehaka (kee-chak'a, ck as in change),
loves Draupadi and Bhima slays, 267.
" King of the Elements ", the Gaelic,
87.
Kings, in the Vedic Age, 78.
" Kinsman ", the, Vishnu as, 123.
Knowledge, salvation by, doctrine of
in Bhagavad-gita, 126 et seq.
Kosala, Eastern Aryan kingdom, xxxix;
Dasaratha, Ramas' father, rajah of,
Kripa (kreepa), miraculous birth of,
192 k.; night slaughter in Pandava
camp, 307-9.
Krishna (krish'na), evidence of Greek
ambassador, Megasthenes, regarding,
122; an avatara of Vishnu, 125; doc-
trines of his Bhagavad-gita (Divine
Song), 126 et seq.; a son of Vasudeva,
128; father escapes with at birth, 128;
the shepherd-lover of Gopis (milk-
maids), 129; Juggernaut and, 136,137;
as teacher of Vaishnava faith, 138,
139; worship of Shiva by, 146; bride
of an incarnation of Lakshmi, 149;
nephew of Queen Pritha, 173; at
swayamvara of Draupadi, 215 et seq.;
gifts of to Pandavas, 223; Arjuna
visits during exile, 226; Arjuna weds
Subhadra, sister of, 227; expedition
against Jarasandha, 229-31; at Pan-
dava imperial sacrifice, 231, 232;
slays Sishupala, rajah of Chedi, 233,
234; Sishupala an incarnation of
Shiva, 234 n.; visits Pandavas during
second exile, 251; at Abhimanyu's
wedding, 269; at meeting of Pandava
allies, 270 et seq.; promise to be Ar-
juna's charioteer, 273; as spokesman
for Pandavas, 275; visit to Hastina-
pur, 276, 277; pleads with Kauravas
for peace, 278; reproves Duryodhana,
280; plot to seize and transformation
of, 281; departure from Hastinapur,
282; prophecy regarding the great
war, 286; instruction of to Arjuna,
287, 288; miracle by on battlefield,
300; the Arjuna-Karna combat, 304,
305; at horse sacrifice, 317, 318, 319;
closing days of and death, 322 et seq.
Krita Yuga, length of, 104, 107; the
White Age, 108, 109; in Greek and
Celtic mythologies, 109 et seq.
Kritana, " the finisher ", Yarna is, 42.
Kritavar'man, night slaughter in Pan-
dava camp, 307-9; slain by Satyaki,
322.
Kshatriya caste. See Caste.
Kshat'riyas, the red, xxv; aristocratic
caste, gods as Kshatriyas, 14; Brah-
mans become greater than, 84; origin
of caste of in Purusha myth, 89;
Buddhism and Jainism originate
among, 120, 132; Brahmans achieve
spiritual dominion over, 121, 136;
destroyed by Vishnu's warrior incar-
nation, 136; Vishwamitra raised to
Brahman caste, 154; Gandharva mar-
riage for, 160.
Kiibera, god of treasure, Bhima's jour-
ney to region of, 105; Bhima reaches
lotus lake of, 109. See Kuvera.
Kumbha-Karna (koom'bha-kar'na), the
sleeping giant, 419; slain by Rama,
420.
Kurds, Armenians contrasted with, xxii;
as descendants of Aryan raiders,
xxxviii.
Kurma (koor'ma), king of tortoises, 143.
Kuru (koo'roo), the tribe called, united
with the Panchala tribe, 155.
Kuru, King, as son of sun maiden and
rajah Samvarna, 74, 156, 164.
Kuru-Kshetra, country of the Kurus
and famous battlefield of, 155, 156;
Pandavas and Kauravas assemble for
battle, 286.
Kuru-Panchalas, kingdom of, xxxix;
doctrinal influence of, xliv; late in-
vasion of and nation of, 155; wars of
in epic narrative, 156.
Kurus, the Kauravas of epic fame, 156.
Kiisa, son of Rama and Sita, 426.
Kushna (koosh'na), the demon, " the
scorcher", 66.
Kuvera, the heaven of, 59; demoniac
hosts of, 68; like the Germanic
Laurin, 251; Pandavas behold dwell-
ing of, 258; advice of to Yudhish-
thira, 258. See Kubera.
Laksh'mana, xlviii; son of Duryodhana,
in great war, 291, 292.
Laksh'mana, brother of Rama, 378;
goes against demons, 379-81; goes
into exile with Rama, 392 et seq.;
story of the hag Surpa-nakha, 400
et seq.; the golden deer, 404; rape of
Sita, 405 et seq.; searches with Rama