The Story of Vedic India as Embodied Principally in the Rig-VedaG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 457 pages |
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Page 151
... ADITI . Aditi , in consequence , is habitually entitled " Mother of the Gods , " and is , undoubtedly , herself a divine person , or , as we would say , a goddess . But the goddess of what ? Or what does she represent in the order of ...
... ADITI . Aditi , in consequence , is habitually entitled " Mother of the Gods , " and is , undoubtedly , herself a divine person , or , as we would say , a goddess . But the goddess of what ? Or what does she represent in the order of ...
Page 153
... Aditi is the sky . Aditi is the intermediate region [ antariksha— the atmosphere ] ; Aditi is father and mother and son ; Aditi is all the gods and the five tribes ; Aditi is whatever has been born ; Aditi is whatever shall be born ...
... Aditi is the sky . Aditi is the intermediate region [ antariksha— the atmosphere ] ; Aditi is father and mother and son ; Aditi is all the gods and the five tribes ; Aditi is whatever has been born ; Aditi is whatever shall be born ...
Page 154
... Aditi , " he says , " is now and then invoked in the Veda as the Beyond — as what is beyond the earth , and the sky , and the sun , and the dawn . " This gives the gist of the question , which then is developed in one of the master's ...
... Aditi , " he says , " is now and then invoked in the Veda as the Beyond — as what is beyond the earth , and the sky , and the sun , and the dawn . " This gives the gist of the question , which then is developed in one of the master's ...
Contents
laya 5 Monsoons and rainfall 67 Famines | 8 |
Vikrama and Urvasî 12 First results of Sanskrit | 14 |
and their destruction 12 The Deodar 13 The Ficus | 15 |
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Aditi Âdityas Agni amrita ancient Angiras Aryan Âryas Ashvins Asura Avesta beautiful born Brahmanic called caste celestial Chaldea chariot clouds course cows darkness Dasyu Dawn deity Dekhan descended Devas divine Dravidian drink Dyâus earth Eranian father fire foes forest gods golden Greek heaven heavenly Hindu Hindustân horses human hymns immortal India Indo-Eranian Indra Indus invoked king land language later light living Manu Maruts Max Müller means modern moon mortal mother mountain myth mythical native nature night original Parjanya passages Penjâb plants poet poetical prayer priestly priests primeval Purânas race religion Rig-Veda Rishis Rita rivers root sacred sacrifice Sanskrit Saramâ Savitar Serpent Shûdra Soma spirit Story of Chaldea Story of Media Sûrya texts thee things thou tion tree tribes Tritsu Tvashtar Ushas Váruna Vasishtha Veda Vedic verse Vishnu Vivasvat Vritra waters word worship Yama