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Page ix
... later in date , and the second and third Vedas consist almost exclusively of hymns derived from the Rig , but specially arranged for religious purposes . The fourth or Atharva - veda borrows less from the Rig - veda , but it is ...
... later in date , and the second and third Vedas consist almost exclusively of hymns derived from the Rig , but specially arranged for religious purposes . The fourth or Atharva - veda borrows less from the Rig - veda , but it is ...
Page xi
... later days . In this triad Agni ( Fire ) and Surya ( the Sun ) held a place , and the third place was assigned either to Vayu ( the Wind ) or to Indra ( god of the sky ) . Towards the end of the Rig - veda Sanhitā , in the hymns of the ...
... later days . In this triad Agni ( Fire ) and Surya ( the Sun ) held a place , and the third place was assigned either to Vayu ( the Wind ) or to Indra ( god of the sky ) . Towards the end of the Rig - veda Sanhitā , in the hymns of the ...
Page xiii
... later age , when the 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 Avatāra , and the three ...
... later age , when the 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 Avatāra , and the three ...
Page xiv
... later writings are the great authorities of modern Hinduism ; their mythology and legends fill the popular mind and mould its thoughts . The wonderful tales of the great poems also exercise a great influence . The heroes of these poems ...
... later writings are the great authorities of modern Hinduism ; their mythology and legends fill the popular mind and mould its thoughts . The wonderful tales of the great poems also exercise a great influence . The heroes of these poems ...
Page xv
... later date , and afford no direct clue for unravelling the mythology of the Aryan nations . The most ancient hymns of the Rig - veda are the basis upon which comparative mythology rests , and they have already sup- plied the means of ...
... later date , and afford no direct clue for unravelling the mythology of the Aryan nations . The most ancient hymns of the Rig - veda are the basis upon which comparative mythology rests , and they have already sup- plied the means of ...
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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