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Page 83
Feeling bound to fulfil his promise , he abandoned the government , abdicated
the throne , and retired from the place , and was , thereupon , conveyed , by Siva
himself , to the Kailás mountain . On his departure , the gods reentered the city ...
Feeling bound to fulfil his promise , he abandoned the government , abdicated
the throne , and retired from the place , and was , thereupon , conveyed , by Siva
himself , to the Kailás mountain . On his departure , the gods reentered the city ...
Page 84
The temple of Divodáseśwar , in which Divodás is worshipped , stands in a court
a short distance from Mír Ghát . The idol consists of a black emblem of Siva . It is
not alone , but is associated with other gods , one of whom is called Bisbáhuka ...
The temple of Divodáseśwar , in which Divodás is worshipped , stands in a court
a short distance from Mír Ghát . The idol consists of a black emblem of Siva . It is
not alone , but is associated with other gods , one of whom is called Bisbáhuka ...
Page 86
... the street , a few steps bring us to a temple inhabited by the goddess
Višalákshí , —literally , the large - eyed , ” an epithet of Párvatí , Siva's wife ,
whose crowned head only is visible , the rest of her person being covered with a
yellow cloth .
... the street , a few steps bring us to a temple inhabited by the goddess
Višalákshí , —literally , the large - eyed , ” an epithet of Párvatí , Siva's wife ,
whose crowned head only is visible , the rest of her person being covered with a
yellow cloth .
Page 97
Embracing the opportunity , Siva quietly purloined one of the flowers . Ignorant of
the circumstance , Vishņu ' presently set about his devotions , offering his flowers
one at a time , and counting the number offered . What was 7 BENARES , PAST ...
Embracing the opportunity , Siva quietly purloined one of the flowers . Ignorant of
the circumstance , Vishņu ' presently set about his devotions , offering his flowers
one at a time , and counting the number offered . What was 7 BENARES , PAST ...
Page 98
Siva immediately began to see with it , and from that time forwards possessed
three organs of vision . There is , however , another tale connected with this
temple and the third eye of S'iva . Tradition affirms , that the emblem of this god ,
which ...
Siva immediately began to see with it , and from that time forwards possessed
three organs of vision . There is , however , another tale connected with this
temple and the third eye of S'iva . Tradition affirms , that the emblem of this god ,
which ...
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