A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 75
Page xii
... Rāmāyana and Mahā - bhārata are poems of the heroic age , and though they are full of marvels , they deal more with the actions of mortal men and romantic creations than the might and majesty of the gods . The old deities of the Vedas ...
... Rāmāyana and Mahā - bhārata are poems of the heroic age , and though they are full of marvels , they deal more with the actions of mortal men and romantic creations than the might and majesty of the gods . The old deities of the Vedas ...
Page 1
... them as living in the north and in the west , the quarter varying accord- ing to the locality of the writer , and translators have mixed A * 2 ABHIRĀMA - MANI — ADHYĀTMĀ RĀMĀYANA . them up HINDU CLASSICAL DICTIONARY. ...
... them as living in the north and in the west , the quarter varying accord- ing to the locality of the writer , and translators have mixed A * 2 ABHIRĀMA - MANI — ADHYĀTMĀ RĀMĀYANA . them up HINDU CLASSICAL DICTIONARY. ...
Page 2
John Dowson. 2 ABHIRĀMA - MANI — ADHYĀTMĀ RĀMĀYANA . them up with a neighbouring people , the Sudras , sometimes called ... RĀMĀYANA . A very popular work , which is considered to be a part of the Brahmanda Purāna . been printed in India ...
John Dowson. 2 ABHIRĀMA - MANI — ADHYĀTMĀ RĀMĀYANA . them up with a neighbouring people , the Sudras , sometimes called ... RĀMĀYANA . A very popular work , which is considered to be a part of the Brahmanda Purāna . been printed in India ...
Page 3
... Rāmāyana , as well as in the Purānas , Vishnu is called the son of Aditi . In the Vishnu Purana she is said to be the daughter of Daksha and wife of Kasyapa , by whom she was mother of Vishnu , in his dwarf incarnation ( wherefore he is ...
... Rāmāyana , as well as in the Purānas , Vishnu is called the son of Aditi . In the Vishnu Purana she is said to be the daughter of Daksha and wife of Kasyapa , by whom she was mother of Vishnu , in his dwarf incarnation ( wherefore he is ...
Page 5
... Rāmāyana that Agastya makes the most distin- guished figure . He dwelt in a hermitage on Mount Kunjara , situated in a most beautiful country to the south of the Vindhya mountains , and was chief of the hermits of the south . He kept ...
... Rāmāyana that Agastya makes the most distin- guished figure . He dwelt in a hermitage on Mount Kunjara , situated in a most beautiful country to the south of the Vindhya mountains , and was chief of the hermits of the south . He kept ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
According Aditi Adityas Agastya Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatāra Bala-rāma became Bhāgavata Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahman Brihaspati brother called celebrated character chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended Dhrita-rashtra divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana Durgā Dwārakā earth father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns incarnation India Indra Kāma Kāsī Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Lunar race Mahā-bhārata Manu married Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean Pandavas Pandu Parasu-rāma personified Pitris poem Prajapati priest princes Rāja Rakshasa Rāma Rāmāyana Rāvana represented Rig-veda Rishi river Rudra sacrifice sage Sanhita Sanskrit Satapatha Brahmana says serpent seven Sītā Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purāna Viswamitra wife worship Yadavas Yama Yudhi-shthira