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Page xii
... 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 have retired into the background ...
... 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 have retired into the background ...
Page xiii
... poems ; and although Vishnu is the god who holds the most prominent place , still there are many passages in which Siva is elevated to the supreme dignity . The Vishnu who , in the Vedas , was the friend and companion of Indra and ...
... poems ; and although Vishnu is the god who holds the most prominent place , still there are many passages in which Siva is elevated to the supreme dignity . The Vishnu who , in the Vedas , was the friend and companion of Indra and ...
Page xiv
... poems also exercise a great influence . The heroes of these poems are heroes still ; their exploits , with many embellishments and sectarial additions , are recounted in prose and verse , and the tales of Rama and the Pandavas , of ...
... poems also exercise a great influence . The heroes of these poems are heroes still ; their exploits , with many embellishments and sectarial additions , are recounted in prose and verse , and the tales of Rama and the Pandavas , of ...
Page xv
... poems even are of no great value . It may be , as has been maintained , that they " are simply different versions of one and the same story , and that this story has its origin in the phenomena of the natural world and the course of the ...
... poems even are of no great value . It may be , as has been maintained , that they " are simply different versions of one and the same story , and that this story has its origin in the phenomena of the natural world and the course of the ...
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... poems , were entertained regarding these deities . According to this conception they were twelve sun - gods , bearing evident reference to the twelve months . But for the most ancient period we must hold fast the primary signification ...
... poems , were entertained regarding these deities . According to this conception they were twelve sun - gods , bearing evident reference to the twelve months . But for the most ancient period we must hold fast the primary signification ...
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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