Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 90
... light approacheth ! Ushas hath opened a path for Surya , the Sun , to travel ; now our days will be lengthened . Singing the praises of the brightening morn , the priest , the poet , ariseth with the web of his hymn . Bounteous maiden ...
... light approacheth ! Ushas hath opened a path for Surya , the Sun , to travel ; now our days will be lengthened . Singing the praises of the brightening morn , the priest , the poet , ariseth with the web of his hymn . Bounteous maiden ...
Page 93
... light brightens as Ushas , the lovely dawn- maiden , beloved of the Vedic poets , clad in robes of saffron and rose - colour , throws open the doors of the sky . Now the details of the ghâts can be more clearly distinguished -- the ...
... light brightens as Ushas , the lovely dawn- maiden , beloved of the Vedic poets , clad in robes of saffron and rose - colour , throws open the doors of the sky . Now the details of the ghâts can be more clearly distinguished -- the ...
Page 104
... light should flicker and go out , it bodes mis- fortune in the coming year . But if the light burns strong and well , till the lamp is borne far away by the current in mid - stream , happiness is in store for her who launched it on the ...
... light should flicker and go out , it bodes mis- fortune in the coming year . But if the light burns strong and well , till the lamp is borne far away by the current in mid - stream , happiness is in store for her who launched it on the ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis 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 Brahmâ Brahmanas Brahmin brass British brocades Buddha Buddhist built burning ghât Calcutta carved caste century ceremonies Chêt Singh copper Dasâsamedh Ghât Deer-park deity devotees divine doctrines Durgâ earth European funeral pyres Ganêsha Ganges ghât goddess gods Hastings heaven Hinduism Hiuen Thsang holy hymns idol India Indian Ishwara Jain Kâlî Kâsis Khandawa Krishna Kshatriya Madhu Das's Gardens Mahâbhârata Mahâdeva Manikarnika mantras Manu Mogul monasteries mosque Muhammadan northern India palace Panch-kôsi Panchganga Pândava performed philosophy pilgrimage pilgrims Pitris popular priests Raja Râma Râmâyana Ramnagar religion religious representing Rig-Veda rites ritual river sacrifice Sadhus sandhya sannyâsin Sanskrit saris Sarnath sculpture sect Shiva shrines silk Sîtâ 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