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Page ix
The Aryan settlers on the banks of the Indus and in the land of the Five Rivers
were possessors of a large number of hymns addressed to the elements and
powers of nature. Some of these hymns they no doubt brought from their earlier
homes ...
The Aryan settlers on the banks of the Indus and in the land of the Five Rivers
were possessors of a large number of hymns addressed to the elements and
powers of nature. Some of these hymns they no doubt brought from their earlier
homes ...
Page x
I INTRODUCTION. simple myths of the Vedic hymns furnish many clues for
unravelling the science of mythology. For where the etymology of a mythic name
or term yields a distinct sense of its meaning, the origin of the myth is not far to
seek.
I INTRODUCTION. simple myths of the Vedic hymns furnish many clues for
unravelling the science of mythology. For where the etymology of a mythic name
or term yields a distinct sense of its meaning, the origin of the myth is not far to
seek.
Page xi
Towards the end of the i?ig-veda Sanhita, in the hymns of the latest date, the idea
of one Supreme Being assumed a more definite shape, and the Hindu mind was
perceiving, even if it had not distinctly realised, the great conception. As the ...
Towards the end of the i?ig-veda Sanhita, in the hymns of the latest date, the idea
of one Supreme Being assumed a more definite shape, and the Hindu mind was
perceiving, even if it had not distinctly realised, the great conception. As the ...
Page xii
Before the times of the Brah- manas some of the old myths of the hymns had
crystallised, the personifications had become more distinct, and the ideas from
which they had been developed had grown hazy or were quite forgotten.
Philosophy ...
Before the times of the Brah- manas some of the old myths of the hymns had
crystallised, the personifications had become more distinct, and the ideas from
which they had been developed had grown hazy or were quite forgotten.
Philosophy ...
Page xiii
... and the Boar, have a comical character, and are foreshadowed in the hymns of
the Vedas. The fourth, or Man-lion, seems to belong to a later age, when the
Worship of Vishnu had become established. The fifth, or Dwarf, whose three
strides ...
... and the Boar, have a comical character, and are foreshadowed in the hymns of
the Vedas. The fourth, or Man-lion, seems to belong to a later age, when the
Worship of Vishnu had become established. The fifth, or Dwarf, whose three
strides ...
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According Aditi Adityas Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatara Bala-rama became Bhagavata Purana Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahma brother called celebrated chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana Durga Dwaraka earth edited father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns i?ig-veda i?ishis incarnation India Indra Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Mahabharata Manu married Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean origin Panrfavas Parasu-rama personified Pitris poem Post 8vo Prajapati priest princes Raja Rakshasa Rama Rama's Ramayana Ravana represented river Rudra sacrifice Sagara sage Sanhita Sanskrit Satapatha says serpent seven Sita Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story Sutras told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasish/ha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purana Viswamitra Vyasa wife worship Yajnawalkya Yajur-veda Yama Yudhi-sh/hira
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| Title | A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature Volume 6 of Trübner's oriental series |
| Author | John Dowson |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1879 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 411 pages |
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