Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... earth , as Mother ; Varuna , the all - embracing firma- ment , the upholder of heaven and earth , king of gods and men , who made the sun and moon to shine , whose breath was the wind- " He knows the path of birds that fly through ...
... earth , as Mother ; Varuna , the all - embracing firma- ment , the upholder of heaven and earth , king of gods and men , who made the sun and moon to shine , whose breath was the wind- " He knows the path of birds that fly through ...
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... 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 Nįgas as the leaves enfold the rose , And the mother in embraces held her spotless ...
... 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 Nįgas as the leaves enfold the rose , And the mother in embraces held her spotless ...
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... earth . The presents to the gods were the victims which were sacrificed . The Aryans at some very remote period of ... earth . The gods dug in the earth to get it , and found it in rice and barley . This is the explanation given for the ...
... earth . The presents to the gods were the victims which were sacrificed . The Aryans at some very remote period of ... earth . The gods dug in the earth to get it , and found it in rice and barley . This is the explanation given for the ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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Aghori ancient Annapurna architectural Aryan ascetic Asoka Barna bath bathers Benares Brahmā Brahmanas Brahmin brass British brocades Buddha Buddhist built burning ghāt Calcutta carved caste century ceremonies Chźt Singh copper Dasāsamedh Ghāt Deer-park deity devotees divine doctrines Durgā earth European funeral pyres Ganźsha Ganges ghāt goddess gods Hastings heaven Hinduism Hiuen Thsang holy hymns idol India Indian Ishwara Jain Kālī Kāsis Khandawa Krishna Kshatriya Madhu Das's Gardens Mahābhārata Mahādeva Manikarnika mantras Manu Mogul monasteries mosque Muhammadan northern India palace Panch-kōsi Panchganga Pāndava performed philosophy pilgrimage pilgrims Pitris popular priests Raja Rāma Rāmāyana Ramnagar religion religious representing Rig-Veda rites ritual river sacrifice Sadhus sandhya sannyāsin Sanskrit saris Sarnath sculpture sect Shiva shrines silk Sītā Sitala soul spires spiritual stone story stupa Surya Syama symbol tion trees Trimurti Upanishads Vajrasena Vedas Vedic vessels village Vishnu Wazir Ali Wazir Ali's whole women worship Yama Yudhishthira