The Story of Vedic India as Embodied Principally in the Rig-VedaG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 457 pages |
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Page 90
... mortal , forbidden from beholding his face or form not only disrobed , but in any way what- ever . And he is not shown to her by any external agency , but she deliberately seeks him with a lighted lamp at the dead of night . Yet the ...
... mortal , forbidden from beholding his face or form not only disrobed , but in any way what- ever . And he is not shown to her by any external agency , but she deliberately seeks him with a lighted lamp at the dead of night . Yet the ...
Page 95
... mortal heroes , -the Purânas treat only of gods and their doings , of the creation and other kin- dred subjects , sacred if not wholly religious . fact , their cycle is methodically classed under the following five heads : Ist , the ...
... mortal heroes , -the Purânas treat only of gods and their doings , of the creation and other kin- dred subjects , sacred if not wholly religious . fact , their cycle is methodically classed under the following five heads : Ist , the ...
Page 147
... mortal man , he turned his face from him , and it was night . The accepted poetical expression of this fact was , " Váruna binds the sinner with his fetters . " For man felt as help- less in the dark as though bound and given over ...
... mortal man , he turned his face from him , and it was night . The accepted poetical expression of this fact was , " Váruna binds the sinner with his fetters . " For man felt as help- less in the dark as though bound and given over ...
Page 160
... mortal , cannot judge a god ; Agni is wise and knows . " 21 . So far , nothing can be plainer than the ma- terial nature of the god . There is even very little anthropomorphism about it . It is the pure , un- disguised element of Fire ...
... mortal , cannot judge a god ; Agni is wise and knows . " 21 . So far , nothing can be plainer than the ma- terial nature of the god . There is even very little anthropomorphism about it . It is the pure , un- disguised element of Fire ...
Page 165
... mortal worshippers , indeed points to a belief in the celestial and fiery origin of the human race . 1 See Story of Media , etc. , pp . 150-152 . This is also the only trace in the Rig - Veda of the older Eranian name of Fire . See ib ...
... mortal worshippers , indeed points to a belief in the celestial and fiery origin of the human race . 1 See Story of Media , etc. , pp . 150-152 . This is also the only trace in the Rig - Veda of the older Eranian name of Fire . See ib ...
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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 descended Devas divine drama Dravidian drink Dyâus earth Eranian father fire forest gods golden Greek heaven heavenly Himâlaya Hindu horses human hymns immortal India Indo-Eranian Indra Indus 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 probably Purânas race religion Rig-Veda Rishis river root sacred sacrifice Sanskrit Saramâ Savitar scholars 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
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Page 338 - And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 86 - Wouldst thou the young year's blossoms and the fruits of its decline, And all by which the soul is charmed, enraptured, feasted, fed? Wouldst thou the earth and heaven itself in one sole name combine? I name thee, O Sakoontala! and all at once is said.
Page 341 - For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Page 178 - Where life is free, in the third heaven of heavens, where the worlds are radiant, there make me immortal...
Page 172 - We have drunk the Soma ; we have become immortal : we have entered into light; we have known the gods. What can an enemy now do to us, or what can the malice of any mortal effect...
Page 338 - And of every living thing of all flesh two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark to keep them alive with thee ; they shall be male and female.
Page 414 - Second hymn : 1. \\7ise and mighty are the works of him who stemmed asunder the wide firmaments. He lifted on high the bright and glorious heaven ; he stretched out apart the starry sky and the earth.