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Page 123
All pilgrims coming to Benares must visit it ; and all the residents in the city must
bathe in its waters at least once a year . These waters are considered to have a
peculiar efficacy in ensuring deliverance from the power of demons and all kinds
...
All pilgrims coming to Benares must visit it ; and all the residents in the city must
bathe in its waters at least once a year . These waters are considered to have a
peculiar efficacy in ensuring deliverance from the power of demons and all kinds
...
Page 127
Whereupon his mother pleaded with Krishņa for him ; and , at length , the god
said , that , if he proceeded to Benares and practised asceticism , if he built a tank
and bathed in its waters , and if he made an image of the Sun and worshipped it ...
Whereupon his mother pleaded with Krishņa for him ; and , at length , the god
said , that , if he proceeded to Benares and practised asceticism , if he built a tank
and bathed in its waters , and if he made an image of the Sun and worshipped it ...
Page 142
... da'sa , ten ; aśwa , a horse ; and medha , sacrifice , which became ,
thenceforward , in Hindu estimation , a place of eminent sanctity , and endued
with the power of conferring a multitude of blessings on all who sacrificed and
bathed there .
... da'sa , ten ; aśwa , a horse ; and medha , sacrifice , which became ,
thenceforward , in Hindu estimation , a place of eminent sanctity , and endued
with the power of conferring a multitude of blessings on all who sacrificed and
bathed there .
Page 143
In the latter half of the month of Jeth , a great many persons bathe at this ghát ,
and , also , in a small tank , near by , called Rudrasar , which shares in the
sanctity of the neighbourhood . For fifteen days the bathing and practice of
religious ...
In the latter half of the month of Jeth , a great many persons bathe at this ghát ,
and , also , in a small tank , near by , called Rudrasar , which shares in the
sanctity of the neighbourhood . For fifteen days the bathing and practice of
religious ...
Page 167
It is famous as a place of pilgrimage at the time of a solar eclipse , on which
occasion vast crowds of people bathe in the water , with the view of frustrating the
efforts of the voracious demon , who persists in temporarily swallowing the moon
.
It is famous as a place of pilgrimage at the time of a solar eclipse , on which
occasion vast crowds of people bathe in the water , with the view of frustrating the
efforts of the voracious demon , who persists in temporarily swallowing the moon
.
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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