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The forms of Prakriti thus evolved are the Trimurti , or Three Aspects of Ishwara -
Brahmâ , who in the world of Matter performs the functions of Creator , and
represents the condition of activity or motion ; Vishnu , who is the Preserver ...
The forms of Prakriti thus evolved are the Trimurti , or Three Aspects of Ishwara -
Brahmâ , who in the world of Matter performs the functions of Creator , and
represents the condition of activity or motion ; Vishnu , who is the Preserver ...
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The sakti of Brahmâ is deified as Saraswati , the goddess of learning and wisdom
; the sakti of Vishnu is Lakshmi , the goddess of prosperity ; and the sakti of Shiva
, Durgâ , Gaurî , or Kâlî , terrible goddesses to whom bloody sacrifices , and ...
The sakti of Brahmâ is deified as Saraswati , the goddess of learning and wisdom
; the sakti of Vishnu is Lakshmi , the goddess of prosperity ; and the sakti of Shiva
, Durgâ , Gaurî , or Kâlî , terrible goddesses to whom bloody sacrifices , and ...
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DASÅSAMEDH GHÂT 109 of the divine science , and Brahmâ hoped that the raja
might commit some trivial error , or omit some necessary material , and thus show
his unfitness to rule over the holy city . Divodâs , however , was more than ...
DASÅSAMEDH GHÂT 109 of the divine science , and Brahmâ hoped that the raja
might commit some trivial error , or omit some necessary material , and thus show
his unfitness to rule over the holy city . Divodâs , however , was more than ...
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Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
THE ADVENT OF BUDDHASARNATH AND | 32 |
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| Title | Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion |
| Author | Ernest Binfield Havell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | W. Thacker, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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