The Mythology of the Hindus: With Notices of the Various Mountain and Island Tribes Inhabiting the Two Peninsulas of India and the Neighbouring Islands, and an Appendix Comprising the Minor Avatars and the Mythological and Religious Terms, &c, &c of the HindusParbury, Allen, 1832 - Всего страниц: 401 |
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... bodies became also symbols of divine attributes , till they , either from the restless disposition of man , or the crafty machinations of priests , were succeeded by personified representations more intelligible to the general mass of ...
... bodies became also symbols of divine attributes , till they , either from the restless disposition of man , or the crafty machinations of priests , were succeeded by personified representations more intelligible to the general mass of ...
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... body of Lakshmi the fragrance of the lotus extends eight hundred miles . This god- dess shines like a continued blaze of lightning . The Dévarshis and Rajarshis constantly celebrate the praise of Vishnu and Lakshmi , and meditate on ...
... body of Lakshmi the fragrance of the lotus extends eight hundred miles . This god- dess shines like a continued blaze of lightning . The Dévarshis and Rajarshis constantly celebrate the praise of Vishnu and Lakshmi , and meditate on ...
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... body of a man issuing from the mouth of a fish . On his head is a crown , and in his four hands he holds the lost veda , the chuckra , the chank or shell , and a sword . SECOND or KURMAVATARA . In this avatar Vishnu assumed the form of ...
... body of a man issuing from the mouth of a fish . On his head is a crown , and in his four hands he holds the lost veda , the chuckra , the chank or shell , and a sword . SECOND or KURMAVATARA . In this avatar Vishnu assumed the form of ...
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... bodies stalked about the battle - field . Lakshman was killed over and over again . Ravan fought here , and there ... body of the gods , except Mahadeo , and had put them to flight , had not Ungad followed him , and ( a common mode 30 ...
... bodies stalked about the battle - field . Lakshman was killed over and over again . Ravan fought here , and there ... body of the gods , except Mahadeo , and had put them to flight , had not Ungad followed him , and ( a common mode 30 ...
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... body perished , and the real wife of Rama came forth , transcendent in purity and beauty . This secret was preserved even from Lakshman , and was known only to Rama and Sita . The monkey , throughout Hindustan , is considered the emblem ...
... body perished , and the real wife of Rama came forth , transcendent in purity and beauty . This secret was preserved even from Lakshman , and was known only to Rama and Sita . The monkey , throughout Hindustan , is considered the emblem ...
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according Agni ancient animal appear arms arrows Asuras avatar beautiful Bhavani Bheels body Brahmans Buddha Calcutta called caste celebrated celestial ceremonies Chandra chief colour consequence considered Daksha deceased deity demons described destroyed Devi divine Durga earth elephant emblem feet female festival fire flowers Ganesha giant goddess gods hand Hanuman head heaven Hindu mythology Hindus Hindustan holy honour horse human idol images incarnation India Indra inhabitants island Jainas Java Kali Kartikeya Kattee king Krishna Lakshmi Linga lotus Maha Mahadeo Maharatta Mahomedans mountain mythology Nepal numerous occasion Pandus Parvati performed person plate possess prayers present priests principal Published by Parbury Rajah Rajpoot Rama Chandra Ravan religion religious represented river round sacred sacrifices sacti sculpture sect serpent seven Shikhs Sir William Jones Sita Siva supposed Suraswati Surya suttee temple of Rama thousand tree tribes various Vedas Vishnaivas Vishnu worship Yama
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Стр. 165 - Soon after the coryza eruptions will appear, first on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet and then on the face.
Стр. 139 - He is called the sun, for he is the soul of all beings ; (and) that is declared by the sage, ' the sun is the soul of what moves, and of that which is fixed.
Стр. 300 - Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears and bended bows : On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe...
Стр. 50 - I have conversed, say, that they have been two months on their march, travelling slowly in the hottest season of the year, with their wives and children. Some old persons are among them, who wish to die at Juggernaut. Numbers of pilgrims die on the road ; and their bodies generally remain unburied.
Стр. 140 - The very birth of Brahmans is a constant incarnation of Dherma, God of Justice; for the Brahman is born to promote justice, and to procure ultimate happiness. "When a Brahman springs to light, he is born above the world, the chief of all creatures, assigned to guard the treasury of duties, religious and civil.
Стр. viii - ... a spirit of sublime devotion, of benevolence to mankind, and of amiable tenderness to all sentient creatures, pervades the whole work ; the style of it has a certain austere majesty, that sounds like the language of legislation and extorts a respectful awe; the sentiments of independence on all beings but GOD, and the harsh admonitions even to kings, are truly noble...
Стр. 137 - Let us adore the supremacy of that divine sun, the god-head who illuminates all, who recreates all, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, whom we invoke to direct our understandings aright in our progress towards his holy seat.
Стр. 330 - Europeans so frequently confounded ; the latter having been stationary at least as long as we have known them, while the slightest impulse seems sufficient to give a determination to the Japanese character, which would progressively improve until it attained the same height of civilization with the European.
Стр. 154 - When a body, formed of five elements to receive the reward of deeds done in its own former person, reverts to its five original principles, what room is there for regret?
Стр. 146 - ... with poison, or a poignard, or some other instrument of suicide in his hand, and threatening to use it if his adversary should attempt to molest or pass him, he thus completely arrests him.