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215 Kalpa called Megha vahana. Story of Vishnu becoming a cloud to serve as a vehicle for Sakra. The characteristics of the four agesespecially those of the Kali age. Chapters 42 to 47. Origin of the androgynous form of Siva. Cause of Siva's having the name Nilalohita. Praise of Siva by Brahma. The eight forms of Siva. Origin of evil spirits from the tears of certain Brahmans. Cause of death of those Brahmanas. Origin of Vishnu. Ditto of Uma. Creation of Lakshmi and others by Uma. Ditto of Nandi. The mundane egg. Description of the seven dvipas, and of the grand divisions of Jambudvipa. Birth of Bharata. Chapters 48 to 53. Zoology of Bharatavarsha. The sacred groves of Bharatavarsha, noticing particularly Amravana, Nimbavana, Kimsuka-vana, &c. The regions of the Saptarshis, the Basus, &c. Mahadeva's abode in Hemakuta. The abode of Kuvera. Aereal or heavenly rivers (meaning evidently the milky way). Descriptions of Chandra dvipa and Sakra dvipa. Appearance of the sun and the moon in Ilavrita varsha. Abodes of Gandharvas, Nagas, &c. The mountains, rivers and countries of the seven Dvipas. The regions called Loka and Aloka. The air and its different varieties. Chapters 54 to 58. The location of the fourteen Bhuvanas. The heavenly bodies. Origin of the clouds from smoke and vapour, their Attraction of water by the rays of the sun. The different chariots of the sun in the different months of the year. Names of Nagas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras. The chariot of the moon. The phases of the moon caused by the sun. The drinking of the moon by the Devas. The axis, motions, paths, distances, ascentions &c., of the sun, moon and planets. Consecration of the images of the sun, moon, Varuna, Vishnu, &c. Chapters 59 to 63. Three kinds of fire. Rain regulated by the number of rays of the sun. of the sun. The different names of the sun in different months. The number and colour of the sun's rays. the sun and the moon. The Planets. The polar star. Devas, Danavas, Angas, &c. The fireness of Origin of the Chapters 64 to 68. Account of Saktri devoured by a Rakshasa. Birth of Parasara, who burnt some Rakshasas. The solar race. Birth of Asvinikumara, in the womb of a mare. The thousand names of Rudra strung in a hymn. The Lunar Race, especially the branches thereof forming the Purus, the Kurus, the Yadus, &c. The incarnations