A. Aryan recollections. Megasthenes' list unites the traditions of the Moon-race (Budha) with that of the Sun-race (direct from Manu).
(1.) Questions. First question. What do the names Ayus and Yayâti mean? Is Nahusha = man?
(2.) I know king Ikshvâku, i.e., the gourd. Who are the Asuras, conquered by Prithu?
(3.) Anu, one of the four sons of Yayâti, is the North, not the Iranian, nor the Turanian, which is Turvasa, but the Semitic, i.e., Assur. Anu is the chief national god of the Assyrians, according to the cuneiform inscriptions. The cradle of the old dynasty was therefore called Telanu==hill of Anu. Salmanassar is called Salem-anu, i.e., face of Anu.
B. Indian primitive times.
| 1. Manu (primitive time) | 1000 |
| 2-14. Thirteen human kings in the Punjab, each reigns on an average thirty-six years | 468 |
| 15. Krishna, destruction | 1000 |
2468 years, representing really only 268 + 200 years, with an unknown quantity representing Aryan migrations and settlements in the Punjab.
(4.) Question. Is Jones' statement correct in his chronology (Works, i. 299), that the fourth Avatâr must be placed between the first and second periods?
Second Period.
The kingdom of the Puru, and the Bharata kings. Royal residence, province of the Sarasvatî. Epos, the Râmâyana.