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no longer keep back the seeds of the vegetable creation in her bosom.
Her surface became levelled and she looked green with vegetation.
She brought forth all her latent life-energies and life-evolution com-
rrtenced in right earnest under the guidance of the first King ener-
gised by Vishnu for the preservation of the universe. But that King
was not to exceed the proper bounds. He was not to usurp the func-
tions of Indra. The Devas are the executive officers of the Rishis
in the cyclic administration of the universe and their work is more
on cyclic than on individual lines. The kings however as represent-
ing Manu have to deal directly with Monads and Egos and have to
guide them according to the light of the Rishis. Prithu was asked
by Vishnu to keep himself within the bounds of kingly duties.]
III. THE STORY OF THE PRACHINA BARHIS OR
BARHISHAD.
SKANDHA IV. CHAP, 24.
The eldest son of Prithu was Vijitasva. He was so called for
having restored the sacrificial horse stolen by Indra. Indra taught him
the art of becoming invisible. Hence he was also called Antardhana.
He had four brothers Havyaksha, Dhflmrakesha, Vrika and Dravinas.
To them he gave the east, the south, the west and the north res-
pectively. By his wife Sikhandini, Vijitasva had three sons Pavaka,
Pavamana, and Suchi,
These fire-gods descended by the curse of Vasishtha but the
descent was only temporary. Antardhana had by his other wife
Nabhasvati one son, Havirdhana. Havirdhana had six sons Barhi-
shad, Gaya, Sukla, Krishna, Satya and Jitavrata. Of these, Barhi-
shad was a great votary of Kriya, (action) and he constantly per-
formed Yajfias. Even while he was performing one Yajna, the place
for another was preparing close by. Hence he was called Prachina-
Barhis. King Prachina-Barhis married Satadruti, the daughter of the
Ocean-god. And he had by her ten sons, all of whom were called
Prachetas. The King ordered his sons to enlarge the creation.
They went out to make Tap?s for one thousand years. Narada came
to the King and told him that the way to Mukti was not through
Kriya Kanda. By. performing sacrifices he was only acquiring new
karma. The only way to attain liberation was to know oneself.
The Rishi illustrated his teachings by the famous allegory of Puran-
jana. The King heard the story and its explanation from Narada. He
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