In that egg the great power sat inactive a whole year of the Creator, at the close of which, by his thought alone, he caused the egg to divide itself; and from its two divisions he framed the heaven above and the earth beneath ; in the midst he placed... The History of British India - Page 425by James Mill - 1820Full view - About this book
| George Stanley Faber - Mythology - 1816 - 618 pages
...year of the creator ; at the close of which, by his thought alone, he caused the egg to divide itself. And from its two divisions he framed the heaven above,...and the earth beneath : in the midst he placed the subtle ether, the eight regions, and the permanent receptacle of the waters. From the supreme soul... | |
| George Stanley Faber - Bible - 1818 - 486 pages
...appellation of Brahma. In that egg the great power sat inactive a whole year of the Creator, at the close of which, by his thought alone, he caused the egg to divide itself. And from its two divisions he framed the heaven above, and the earth beneath ; in the midst, he placed... | |
| Manu (Lawgiver) - Hindu law - 1825 - 490 pages
...BRAHMA'. 12. ' In that egg the great power sat inactive a whole ' year of the Creator, at the close of which, by his ' thought alone, he caused the egg...above and the earth beneath: in the midst he placed 1 the subtil ether, the eight regions, and the permanent ' receptacle of waters. 14. ' From the supreme... | |
| William Ellis - Ethnology - 1829 - 610 pages
...in the waters. In the egg the great power sat inactive a whole year (of the creator;) at the close of which, by his thought alone, he caused the egg to divide itself. From its two divisions he formed the heavens (above) and the earth (beneath)" &c. It is Impossible... | |
| Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 828 pages
...not existing to our perception, without beginning or end, was produced the divine male, (ib ll.) " He framed the heaven above, and the earth beneath : in the midst he placed the subtile ether, the eight regions, and the permanent receptacle of waters. Ob. i:(.) " He framed all... | |
| Methodist Church - 1834 - 504 pages
...in the waters. In the egg the great power sat inactive a whole year (of the creator) ; at the close of which, by His thought alone, he caused the egg to divide itself. From its two divisions he formed the heavens (above) and the earth (beneath,") &c. It is impossible... | |
| Vans Kennedy - English literature - 1831 - 666 pages
...verses 12, 13. — " In that egg the great power sat inactive a whole year of the creation, at the close of which, by his thought alone, he caused the egg to divide itself, and from its two divisions he formed the heaven above and the earth beneath ; in the midst he placed... | |
| William Ellis - 1831 - 446 pages
...the waters. In the egg the great power sat inactive a whole year (of the i 2 creator;) at the close of which, by his thought alone, he caused the egg to divide itself. From its two divisions he formed the heavens (above) and the earth (beneath)" &c. It is impossible... | |
| Richard Watson - Bible - 1832 - 1094 pages
...substance, not existing to our perception, without beginning or end, was produced the 'brine male. He framed the heaven above, and the earth beneath; in the midst he 297 placed the subtile ether, the eight regions, and the permanent receptacle of waters. He framed... | |
| John Wilson - Christianity and other religions - 1832 - 168 pages
...egg, (produced from the seed) the great power sat inactive a whole year of the Creator, at the close of which by his thought alone, he caused the egg to divide itself; and from its two divisions he framed the heaven above, and the earth beneath: in the midst he placed... | |
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