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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... demon Hayagriva . This and the two following avatars seem to refer to the universal deluge ; and the present would appear as the announcement of it to a pious king , Satyavrata ; who , by some , has been considered to have been Noah of ...
... demon Hayagriva . This and the two following avatars seem to refer to the universal deluge ; and the present would appear as the announcement of it to a pious king , Satyavrata ; who , by some , has been considered to have been Noah of ...
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... demons . By this churning the sea was converted into milk , and then into butter ; from which , among other things , were produced the amrita , or water of life , drank by the immortals ; Sri , or Lakshmi , the goddess of fortune , and ...
... demons . By this churning the sea was converted into milk , and then into butter ; from which , among other things , were produced the amrita , or water of life , drank by the immortals ; Sri , or Lakshmi , the goddess of fortune , and ...
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... demon , on his tusks . Fig . 1 , plate 7 , taken from a fine specimen of ancient sculpture in alto - relief , represents him armed with a richly ornamented shell and discus to attack the demon . One arm is stretched forward in a bending ...
... demon , on his tusks . Fig . 1 , plate 7 , taken from a fine specimen of ancient sculpture in alto - relief , represents him armed with a richly ornamented shell and discus to attack the demon . One arm is stretched forward in a bending ...
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... demon , rolled up the earth into a shapeless mass , and carried it down to the abyss : whither Vishnu followed him in the shape of a hog , killed him with his tusks , and replaced the earth in its original position . " A large portion ...
... demon , rolled up the earth into a shapeless mass , and carried it down to the abyss : whither Vishnu followed him in the shape of a hog , killed him with his tusks , and replaced the earth in its original position . " A large portion ...
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... demons or giants , possessing numerous arms , which ( as well as their heads ) were no sooner struck off , than they were instantly re- produced . In this avatar , Vishnu appears in the person of a courageous and virtuous prince , the ...
... demons or giants , possessing numerous arms , which ( as well as their heads ) were no sooner struck off , than they were instantly re- produced . In this avatar , Vishnu appears in the person of a courageous and virtuous prince , the ...
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