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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... sacred to be pronounced , and whose power is too infinite to be imagined , is BRAHM ! the one unknown , true being , the creator , the preserver , and destroyer of the universe . Under such , and innumerable other definitions , is the ...
... sacred to be pronounced , and whose power is too infinite to be imagined , is BRAHM ! the one unknown , true being , the creator , the preserver , and destroyer of the universe . Under such , and innumerable other definitions , is the ...
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... sacred , if they can entertain a momentary belief that the external abominations at the festivals of Siva , Juggarnat'h , Durga , Kali , and others of their idols , can at all harmonize with that pure and spiritual worship , which they ...
... sacred , if they can entertain a momentary belief that the external abominations at the festivals of Siva , Juggarnat'h , Durga , Kali , and others of their idols , can at all harmonize with that pure and spiritual worship , which they ...
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... sacred lotus , with his favourite wife , Lakshmi , in his arms ; or standing on a lotus pedestal between his two wives , Lakshmi and Satya- vama ( fig . 1 , plate 4 ) ; at others reclining on a leaf of that flower , or on the serpent ...
... sacred lotus , with his favourite wife , Lakshmi , in his arms ; or standing on a lotus pedestal between his two wives , Lakshmi and Satya- vama ( fig . 1 , plate 4 ) ; at others reclining on a leaf of that flower , or on the serpent ...
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... sacred writings ; to destroy the giants ; and to punish the wicked . Ten of these avatars compose a large portion of the Hindu mythology . Nine of them are already past , but the tenth is yet to come , in which the dissolution of the ...
... sacred writings ; to destroy the giants ; and to punish the wicked . Ten of these avatars compose a large portion of the Hindu mythology . Nine of them are already past , but the tenth is yet to come , in which the dissolution of the ...
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... sacred water from a vessel over the hands of the supplicant . As soon as the holy stream had reached his hand the form of the dwarf began to expand itself , and at length became so enor- mous that it appeared to extend itself up to ...
... sacred water from a vessel over the hands of the supplicant . As soon as the holy stream had reached his hand the form of the dwarf began to expand itself , and at length became so enor- mous that it appeared to extend itself up to ...
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