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Page xiii
... worship of Vishnu had become established . The fifth , or Dwarf , whose three strides deprived the Asuras of the dominion of heaven and earth , is in its character anterior to the fourth Avatara , and the three strides are attributed to ...
... worship of Vishnu had become established . The fifth , or Dwarf , whose three strides deprived the Asuras of the dominion of heaven and earth , is in its character anterior to the fourth Avatara , and the three strides are attributed to ...
Page xiv
... worship . The gloomy and disgusting worship of Siva , in his terrible forms , has grown side by side with it . The worship of his fierce consort , Devi , has become established , and the foundation has been laid of the obscene and ...
... worship . The gloomy and disgusting worship of Siva , in his terrible forms , has grown side by side with it . The worship of his fierce consort , Devi , has become established , and the foundation has been laid of the obscene and ...
Page 6
... worship . He appears in three phases in heaven as the sun , in mid - air as lightning , on earth as ordinary fire . Agni is one of the chief deities of the Vedas , and great numbers of the hymns are addressed to him , more indeed than ...
... worship . He appears in three phases in heaven as the sun , in mid - air as lightning , on earth as ordinary fire . Agni is one of the chief deities of the Vedas , and great numbers of the hymns are addressed to him , more indeed than ...
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... worship , but is held in honour for the part it performs in sacrifices . " Agni is repre- sented as having seven tongues , each of which has a distinct name , for licking up the butter used in sacrifices . He is guardian of the south ...
... worship , but is held in honour for the part it performs in sacrifices . " Agni is repre- sented as having seven tongues , each of which has a distinct name , for licking up the butter used in sacrifices . He is guardian of the south ...
Page 8
... worship , cosmical descriptions , chapters on the duties of kings and the art of war , which have the appearance of being extracted from some older work , a chapter on law from the text - book of Yajnawalkya , some chapters on medicine ...
... worship , cosmical descriptions , chapters on the duties of kings and the art of war , which have the appearance of being extracted from some older work , a chapter on law from the text - book of Yajnawalkya , some chapters on medicine ...
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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