Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionBlackie & Son, limited, 1905 - 226 pages |
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Page 82
... symbols implies a giving way of the foundations of Hindu beliefs . Idolatry and sym- bolic ritual were never regarded as indispensable to Hinduism , but rather as a kind of spiritual kinder- garten to help the masses to understand the ...
... symbols implies a giving way of the foundations of Hindu beliefs . Idolatry and sym- bolic ritual were never regarded as indispensable to Hinduism , but rather as a kind of spiritual kinder- garten to help the masses to understand the ...
Page 83
... symbols of their high philosophic abstractions the vulgar_dolls and childish paraphernalia which now , at Benares and elsewhere , take the place of the fine sculpture and splendid art of former days . It is remarkable that the art ...
... symbols of their high philosophic abstractions the vulgar_dolls and childish paraphernalia which now , at Benares and elsewhere , take the place of the fine sculpture and splendid art of former days . It is remarkable that the art ...
Page 94
... symbol of the serpent and his phallic emblem , which appears in every temple and is piled in thousands in the shrines along the ghâts . And , truly , the whole scene presents a wonderful picture of the Hindu conception of the Divine ...
... symbol of the serpent and his phallic emblem , which appears in every temple and is piled in thousands in the shrines along the ghâts . And , truly , the whole scene presents a wonderful picture of the Hindu conception of the Divine ...
Page 95
... symbol of Shiva or Vishnu on their foreheads . Here you will see a Brahmin performing what is known as " the exercise of breathing " ( prânâ- yama ) . Stopping the right nostril with the thumb , he expels the breath through the left ...
... symbol of Shiva or Vishnu on their foreheads . Here you will see a Brahmin performing what is known as " the exercise of breathing " ( prânâ- yama ) . Stopping the right nostril with the thumb , he expels the breath through the left ...
Page 112
... symbols of a deity is not associated only with Kâli worship , but is a universal practice when they are made of clay or other base material . Brass , bronze , copper , and the precious metals are used when the idols are kept for regular ...
... symbols of a deity is not associated only with Kâli worship , but is a universal practice when they are made of clay or other base material . Brass , bronze , copper , and the precious metals are used when the idols are kept for regular ...
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Aghori ancient Annapurna architectural Aryan ascetic Asoka Aurangzib Barna bath bathers Benares Brahmâ Brahmanas Brahmin brass British brocades Buddha Buddhist built burning ghât carved caste century ceremonies Chêt Singh copper Dasâsamedh Ghât Deer-park devotees divine doctrines Durgâ earth European funeral pyres Ganges ghât goddess gods Hastings heaven Hinduism Hiuen Thsang holy hymns idol India Indian Ishwara Jain Kâli Kâsi Khandawa Krishna Kshatriya lât 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 sacrificial virtue Sadhus sandhya sannyâsin Sanskrit saris Sarnath sculpture sect Shiva shrines silk Sitâ 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
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Page 40 - I am now going to the city of Benares to establish the kingdom of righteousness, to give light to those enshrouded in darkness, and to open the gate of immortality to men.
Page 10 - Those offerings of clarified butter, sour milk, whey, and curds, which thou madest in the waters, with them thou hast begotten me. I am the blessing (benediction) : make use of me at the sacrifice! If thou wilt make use of me at the sacrifice, thou wilt become rich in offspring and cattle. Whatever blessing thou shalt invoke through me, all that shall be granted to thee!
Page 12 - ... Nachiketa would not be denied. "Thou sayest, O Death, that even the gods were once puzzled by this mystery, and that it is not easy to understand. Surely there is no teacher better able to explain it than thou — and there is no other boon equal to this." To which, trying Nachiketa again, the god replied: "Ask for sons and grandsons who shall live a hundred years. Ask for cattle, elephants, horses, gold. Choose for thyself a mighty kingdom. Or if thou canst imagine aught better, ask for that...
Page 3 - He knows the path of birds that fly through heaven, and, sovran of the sea, He knows the ships that are thereon. 8. True to his holy law, he knows the twelve moons with their progeny : He knows the moon of later birth.
Page 20 - The ears of a Sudra who listens, intentionally, when the Veda is being recited are to be filled with molten lead. His tongue is to be cut out if he recite it. His body is to be split in twain if he preserve it in his memory.
Page 61 - And of the sacrifice performed by the master who has understood these truths, the soul is the performer; the heart, the seat of the sacrificial fire; sensual desires, the ghee; anger, the sacrificial lamb; contemplation, fire; the period of sacrifice, as long as life...
Page 29 - The almost illiterate oil-manufacturer or confectioner of Bengal spells out some modern translation of the Maha-bharata to while away his leisure hour. The tall and stalwart peasantry of the North-West know of the five Pandav brothers, and of their friend the righteous Krishna. The people of Bombay and Madras cherish with equal ardour the story of the righteous war. And even the traditions and tales interspersed in the Epic, and which spoil the work as an Epic, have themselves a charm...
Page 29 - Then the earth was rent and parted, and a golden throne arose, Held aloft by jewelled Nagas as the leaves enfold the rose, And the Mother in embraces held her spotless sinless Child, Saintly Janak's saintly daughter, pure and true and undefiled, Gods and men proclaim her virtue! But fair Sita is no more, Lone is Rama's loveless bosom and his days of bliss are o'er!
Page 45 - altogether as bright as jade. It is glistening, and sparkles like light; and all those who pray fervently before it see from time to time, according to their petitions, figures with good or bad signs.