Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purānic . 08. f Ibid., v, 224. SUSHENA. 423 So fiercely fought the demon crew, So wild a storm of arrows flew, That heavenly warriors, faint witn pain, Sank smitten by the ceaseless rain. Vrihaspati, with herb and spell, Cured the sore wounds of those who ten, And, skilled in arts that heal and save, New life and sense and vigour gave. Far, on the milky oceans shore, Still grow those herbs in boundless store ; Let swiftest Vanars thither speed And bring them for our utmost need. Let Panas and Sampati bring, For well the wondrous leaves they know That heal each wound
Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purānic . 08. f Ibid., v, 224. SUSHENA. 423 So fiercely fought the demon crew, So wild a storm of arrows flew, That heavenly warriors, faint witn pain, Sank smitten by the ceaseless rain. Vrihaspati, with herb and spell, Cured the sore wounds of those who ten, And, skilled in arts that heal and save, New life and sense and vigour gave. Far, on the milky oceans shore, Still grow those herbs in boundless store ; Let swiftest Vanars thither speed And bring them for our utmost need. Let Panas and Sampati bring, For well the wondrous leaves they know That heal each wound and life bestow. Beside that sea, which, churned of yore. The Amrit on its surface bore, Where the white billows lash the land, Chandras fair height and Drona stand. Planted by gods, each glittering steep Looks down upon the milky deep. Let fleet Hanuman bring us thence, Those herbs of wondrous influence. * These plants were brought by Hanuman ; the wound-ed recovered, and fought with renewed vigour. * Griffithss , v, CHAPTER IV. THE DEMIGODS OF THE MAHABHARATA. As these heroes are so intimately connected with eachother, a separate account of each would necessitatefrequent repetition ; they will therefore be noticed to-gether, in a brief outline of the main story of the Maha-bharata.* In the fifth generation from Soma (the Moon), theprogenitor of the Lunar race, who reigned at Hastina-pur, came two sons, Puruf and Yadu ; from whom pro-ceeded two branches of the Lunar line. In the accountof Krishna and Balarama, who were born in the Yadutribe, we have seen the end of that branch of thefamily. Sixteenth from Puru, the founder of the otherbranch, came Bharata, from whom India takes itsname, Bharatvarsha (the country of Bharata), in the * This account of the Mahabharata is taken in an abbreviatedform almost entirely from Lecture XIII of Monier Williamss Indian Wisdom. f An interesting story is told of Puru. His father, Yayati,married Devayani, daughter of Sukra, th
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