The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 4Bihar Research Society, 1918 - Folk-lore |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 32
Page 200
... believed to settle the destiny of new - born infants . Then again , it is customary for parturient women to invoke the assistance of the arka plant or swillow - wort for grant- ing them easy delivery . A coin of small value and a virā ...
... believed to settle the destiny of new - born infants . Then again , it is customary for parturient women to invoke the assistance of the arka plant or swillow - wort for grant- ing them easy delivery . A coin of small value and a virā ...
Page 215
... believed that should such spirits as a Mua or a Malech fly across the woman , the child in the womb will be either still - born or deformed . And the flight of a Puni bird across her is believed to injure some limb of the child in the ...
... believed that should such spirits as a Mua or a Malech fly across the woman , the child in the womb will be either still - born or deformed . And the flight of a Puni bird across her is believed to injure some limb of the child in the ...
Page 216
... womb and at each name throws a grain of rice on her . It is believed that as soon as the adulterer is named ( mentally ) , delivery takes place . It is said that the ancestor 216 [ J , B , O.R.S , CEREMONIES AMONG THE BIRHORS .
... womb and at each name throws a grain of rice on her . It is believed that as soon as the adulterer is named ( mentally ) , delivery takes place . It is said that the ancestor 216 [ J , B , O.R.S , CEREMONIES AMONG THE BIRHORS .
Page 217
... believed to hinder delivery , and only a few women remain . The woman who acts as midwife sometimes rubs oil over the womb to facilitate delivery . One end of the hut is partitioned off to serve as the lying - in room and here the ...
... believed to hinder delivery , and only a few women remain . The woman who acts as midwife sometimes rubs oil over the womb to facilitate delivery . One end of the hut is partitioned off to serve as the lying - in room and here the ...
Page 221
... believed to assemble at the invocation , and one black fowl to Mahalı Chāti ( who is said to be the mistress of the spirit of Lugu Pāhāṛ ) . The fowls are held with their faces to the east . While offering these sacrifices the Naya says ...
... believed to assemble at the invocation , and one black fowl to Mahalı Chāti ( who is said to be the mistress of the spirit of Lugu Pāhāṛ ) . The fowls are held with their faces to the east . While offering these sacrifices the Naya says ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aśoka Aurangzeb Babu Bahadur Benares Bengal Bhikkhus bhut Bihar Bihar and Orissa Bimbisāra Birhōr Bombay Brahmin bride bridegroom Brihadrathas brother Buddha Buddhist called Calotropis procera ceremony Chandra clan corpse Dara Shikoh Daud Khan death deity Diguar district dynasty father flowers fowl Garhgaon give grant Gupta hand head Hindu Hon'ble Honour horns husband Ibid India inscription Jātaka Jātaka Vol Jivaka Journal jungle K. P. Jayaswal king letter Magadha mango marriage māti mentioned Muhammadan Museum Nandas offered Orissa Orissa Research Society Pandit Patna plate Prasad Raja Rajagaha Rajagriha Rajapur record reign rice sacrifices Samaddar Sanskrit says Sena Shah Shivaji Singh Śiva spirit stone sugar Surat swallow-wort Calotropis tanda Taranatha Tathāgata tiger tion Translation tree turmeric Veluvana verses village wife woman women اس السلطان الله تو سے عشق کا میں هے ھے