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Page 101
... seven con- tinents , gave them , respectively , to his other seven sons . ' To Agnídhra : he gave Jambu - dwípa ; to Me- dhátithi he gave Plaksha - dwípa ; he installed Vapushmat in the sovereignty over the Dwípa of Sálmali , § and made ...
... seven con- tinents , gave them , respectively , to his other seven sons . ' To Agnídhra : he gave Jambu - dwípa ; to Me- dhátithi he gave Plaksha - dwípa ; he installed Vapushmat in the sovereignty over the Dwípa of Sálmali , § and made ...
Page 109
CHAPTER II . Description of the earth . The seven Dwipas and seven seas . Jambu - dwípa . Mount Meru : its extent and boundaries . Extent of Ilávŕita . Groves , lakes , and branches , of Meru . Cities of the gods . Rivers . The forms of ...
CHAPTER II . Description of the earth . The seven Dwipas and seven seas . Jambu - dwípa . Mount Meru : its extent and boundaries . Extent of Ilávŕita . Groves , lakes , and branches , of Meru . Cities of the gods . Rivers . The forms of ...
Page 231
... Seven -- suggested , originally , perhaps , by the seven planets , seems to have been a favourite number with various na- tions of antiquity . Amongst the Hindus , it was applied to a va- riety of sacred or mythological objects , which ...
... Seven -- suggested , originally , perhaps , by the seven planets , seems to have been a favourite number with various na- tions of antiquity . Amongst the Hindus , it was applied to a va- riety of sacred or mythological objects , which ...
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according amongst Apsarases Asiatic Researches asterisms Bengal recension Bhagavata Bhagavata-puráňa Bharata Brahma called Daityas Daksha Dánavas daughter deity Dhruva divine Dwipa earth foot-note Gandharvas Géog gods Grecque Hari heaven hell Hindu Hiranyakasipu India Indische Alterthumskunde Indra infra Kalpa Kardama Kasyapa king Kishkindhá-káńda Kshattriyas Kúrma larger commentary latter Linga lunar LVII M. V. de Saint-Martin's Mahábhárata Maitreya Manu Manwantara Márkańdeya Matsya Meru moon mountains Muni Nága Nárada Nidágha Nishadha occurs Original Sanskrit Texts Padma Parvan passage Pátála patriarch Prahláda Professor Wilson Puráňa Rakshasa Rámáyana Rambha Ribhu Rig-veda Riksha Riksha mountain Rishis river Royal Asiatic Society Rudra Sabhá-parvan sage Sanskrit serpents seven Śiva smaller commentary sons soul stanza supra supreme thee thou thousand Yojanas translation tribes Varshas Varuna Vayu Vedas Vindhya Vishnu Wilford word Yojanas इति चैव तथा तु ये वै स्मृतः