Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern IndiaT. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1817 |
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Page 100
... believe , three eyes , in order to ex- press that one and the same divinity reigns over the three parts ; though some have divided them amongst three different divinities . " - Pausanias , Journey to Corinth , lib . ii . c . 24 . , as a ...
... believe , three eyes , in order to ex- press that one and the same divinity reigns over the three parts ; though some have divided them amongst three different divinities . " - Pausanias , Journey to Corinth , lib . ii . c . 24 . , as a ...
Page 107
... believe her to have been married to Siva in a pre - existent state , when she bore the name of Sati . " The extreme height of Himalaya is calculated by observations at 21,000 feet above the level of the plains of Hindustan . The Ganges ...
... believe her to have been married to Siva in a pre - existent state , when she bore the name of Sati . " The extreme height of Himalaya is calculated by observations at 21,000 feet above the level of the plains of Hindustan . The Ganges ...
Page 119
... believe to have been an appearance on earth of the preserving power ; to have been a conqueror of the highest renown , and the deliverer of na- tions from tyrants , as well as of his consort Sita , from the giant Ravan , king of Lanca ...
... believe to have been an appearance on earth of the preserving power ; to have been a conqueror of the highest renown , and the deliverer of na- tions from tyrants , as well as of his consort Sita , from the giant Ravan , king of Lanca ...
Page 141
... believe , tend to mitigate punishment in a future state , they consider the being deprived of progeny as a severe misfortune , and the sign of having offended the deity . By no people are duties to- wards the dead ever more strictly ...
... believe , tend to mitigate punishment in a future state , they consider the being deprived of progeny as a severe misfortune , and the sign of having offended the deity . By no people are duties to- wards the dead ever more strictly ...
Page 159
... believe that it was the mansion of a benevolent nymph . It is celebrated in the Vedas , in the text of the A't'harvana . " * The Cusa , or Cusha , named also Darb- ha and Pavitra , by the description of its leaves , seems to be the ...
... believe that it was the mansion of a benevolent nymph . It is celebrated in the Vedas , in the text of the A't'harvana . " * The Cusa , or Cusha , named also Darb- ha and Pavitra , by the description of its leaves , seems to be the ...
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