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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... sacti of Brahma ; the red was Lakshmi , the beloved of Vishnu ; and the black , Parvati . " This account differs widely from other accounts of the origin of these goddesses , but consistency is out of the question in Hindu mythology ...
... sacti of Brahma ; the red was Lakshmi , the beloved of Vishnu ; and the black , Parvati . " This account differs widely from other accounts of the origin of these goddesses , but consistency is out of the question in Hindu mythology ...
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... sacti , may be accordingly Suraswati , Lakshmi , or Parvati . Vishnu is , however , in common usage , called Nara- yana , in which character he is fabled to be sleeping on the serpent Shesha or Ananta , on the waters of Eternity , and ...
... sacti , may be accordingly Suraswati , Lakshmi , or Parvati . Vishnu is , however , in common usage , called Nara- yana , in which character he is fabled to be sleeping on the serpent Shesha or Ananta , on the waters of Eternity , and ...
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... sacti is Kuveri . PAVANA Is the god of the winds , and is by some represented sitting on a deer , holding in his hand a hook for guiding the elephant . My plate , from the temple of Rama , shews him mounted on that animal GANESHA ...
... sacti is Kuveri . PAVANA Is the god of the winds , and is by some represented sitting on a deer , holding in his hand a hook for guiding the elephant . My plate , from the temple of Rama , shews him mounted on that animal GANESHA ...
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... sacti is Swaha , a daughter of Kasyapa . The Brahmans who devote themselves to the priesthood should maintain a perpetual fire ; and in the numerous religious ceremonies of the Hindus , Agni , the regent of that element , is commonly ...
... sacti is Swaha , a daughter of Kasyapa . The Brahmans who devote themselves to the priesthood should maintain a perpetual fire ; and in the numerous religious ceremonies of the Hindus , Agni , the regent of that element , is commonly ...
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... sacti of Agni , resembles the younger Vesta , or goddess of fire , of the Romans , who had no images in their temples to represent her , Thus Ovid has said , " No image Vesta's semblance can express ; Fire is too subtile to admit of ...
... sacti of Agni , resembles the younger Vesta , or goddess of fire , of the Romans , who had no images in their temples to represent her , Thus Ovid has said , " No image Vesta's semblance can express ; Fire is too subtile to admit of ...
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