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Page xviii
... is , I believe , only implied in the Puranas . It is said , for instance , in the third
chapter of the Vámana - purâņa , that Vârâņasî lies between the Varaṇa and the
Asi : हरिरुवाच । महेश्वर शृणुष्वेमां मम वाचं
...
... is , I believe , only implied in the Puranas . It is said , for instance , in the third
chapter of the Vámana - purâņa , that Vârâņasî lies between the Varaṇa and the
Asi : हरिरुवाच । महेश्वर शृणुष्वेमां मम वाचं
...
Page xxxi
There is even reason to believe that there were medieval Indian kings who , from
motives of policy , adiaphorized between the two great classes of the faithful into
which their subjects were divided . For instance , a position of practical ...
There is even reason to believe that there were medieval Indian kings who , from
motives of policy , adiaphorized between the two great classes of the faithful into
which their subjects were divided . For instance , a position of practical ...
Page xxxii
3 « There is every reason to believe the greater part of the contents of the Kasi -
khanda anterior to the first attack upon Benares by Mahmûd of Ghaznî . ” Thus
pronounces Professor Wilson , in his translation of the Vishnu - purana , Vol .
3 « There is every reason to believe the greater part of the contents of the Kasi -
khanda anterior to the first attack upon Benares by Mahmûd of Ghaznî . ” Thus
pronounces Professor Wilson , in his translation of the Vishnu - purana , Vol .
Page 8
Families of great wealth , whose houses are filled with rare and precious things ,
are to be seen . The people are gentle and polished , and esteem highly those
who are devoted to a studious life . The greater portion of them believe in the ...
Families of great wealth , whose houses are filled with rare and precious things ,
are to be seen . The people are gentle and polished , and esteem highly those
who are devoted to a studious life . The greater portion of them believe in the ...
Page 18
She has always been a leader of the people , in everything sacred : such she will
, I hope and believe , continue to be . And , judging from the eagerness of many
of her sons in the pursuit of knowledge , from the quickened moral perceptions of
...
She has always been a leader of the people , in everything sacred : such she will
, I hope and believe , continue to be . And , judging from the eagerness of many
of her sons in the pursuit of knowledge , from the quickened moral perceptions of
...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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