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EARLY WORSHIP Dyaus - pitar , as Heavenly Father , and Prithivi , the earth , as
Mother ; Varuna , the all - embracing firmament , the upholder of heaven and
earth , king of gods and men , who made the sun and moon to shine , whose
breath ...
EARLY WORSHIP Dyaus - pitar , as Heavenly Father , and Prithivi , the earth , as
Mother ; Varuna , the all - embracing firmament , the upholder of heaven and
earth , king of gods and men , who made the sun and moon to shine , whose
breath ...
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Sîtâ in an agonized appeal invokes her Mother Earth to come to her aid and be
witness of her purity . “ Then the earth was rent and parted , and a golden throne
arose ; Held aloft by jewelled Nágas as the leaves enfold the rose , And the ...
Sîtâ in an agonized appeal invokes her Mother Earth to come to her aid and be
witness of her purity . “ Then the earth was rent and parted , and a golden throne
arose ; Held aloft by jewelled Nágas as the leaves enfold the rose , And the ...
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iman favours received , men must give presents of what they valued most , both
to the gods themselves and to the priests whose knowledge of the sacred lore
brought the gods to earth . The presents to the gods were the victims which were
...
iman favours received , men must give presents of what they valued most , both
to the gods themselves and to the priests whose knowledge of the sacred lore
brought the gods to earth . The presents to the gods were the victims which were
...
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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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