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... deities in whose glory and honour they exerted their poetic faculty . They had no one god in particular , no superior deity guiding and controlling the rest , but they paid the tribute of their praise to the deity whose bounties they ...
... deities in whose glory and honour they exerted their poetic faculty . They had no one god in particular , no superior deity guiding and controlling the rest , but they paid the tribute of their praise to the deity whose bounties they ...
Page xi
... deities in turn received his meed of praise , and each in his turn was the powerful god , able to accomplish the desires of his votary or to excite a feeling of awe or admiration . Thus there were many distinct deities , and each of ...
... deities in turn received his meed of praise , and each in his turn was the powerful god , able to accomplish the desires of his votary or to excite a feeling of awe or admiration . Thus there were many distinct deities , and each of ...
Page xii
... men and romantic creations than the might and majesty of the gods . The old deities of the Vedas have retired into the background , and some have disappeared alto- INTRODUCTION . xiii gether . Indra retains a place of.
... men and romantic creations than the might and majesty of the gods . The old deities of the Vedas have retired into the background , and some have disappeared alto- INTRODUCTION . xiii gether . Indra retains a place of.
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... deity of preserva- tion , and the terrible and howling Rudra is now Siva , the deity of destruction and renovation . Each of these two gods in his turn contends with and subdues the other ; now this , now that , receives the homage of ...
... deity of preserva- tion , and the terrible and howling Rudra is now Siva , the deity of destruction and renovation . Each of these two gods in his turn contends with and subdues the other ; now this , now that , receives the homage of ...
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... deities has assumed a distinct shape , and while Brahmā has quite fallen into obscurity , Vishnu and Siva have each become supreme in the belief of their respective followers . Vishnu , in his youthful form Krishna , is the object of a ...
... deities has assumed a distinct shape , and while Brahmā has quite fallen into obscurity , Vishnu and Siva have each become supreme in the belief of their respective followers . Vishnu , in his youthful form Krishna , is the object of a ...
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According Aditi Adityas Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatara Bala-rāma became Bhagavata Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahman Brihaspati brother called celebrated chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended Devi Dhrita-rashtra divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana earth edited father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns incarnation India Indra Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Lunar race Maha-bharata Manu Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean Pandavas Pandu Parasu-rāma personified Pitris poem Post 8vo Prajapati priest princes Raja Rakshasa Rāma Rama's Rāmāyana Ravana represented Rig-veda Rishi river Rudra sacrifice sage Sanhita Sanskrit Saraswati Satapatha Brahmana says serpent seven Sītā Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story Sutras told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purana Viswamitra Vyasa wife worship Yadavas Yama Yudhi-shthira