Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures,: Collected from the Customs, Manners, Rites, Superstitions, Traditions, Parabolical, Idiomatical, and Proverbial Forms of Speech, Climate, Works of Art, and Literature, of the Hindoos, During a Residence in the East of Nearly Fourteen Years |
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... Vishnoo and Lechimy ; also Brahma , and the goddess Sarusuvathe : but that all souls come from Brahma . 8 . - " The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden . " It may be of but little importance to us , at this day , to B A know ...
... Vishnoo and Lechimy ; also Brahma , and the goddess Sarusuvathe : but that all souls come from Brahma . 8 . - " The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden . " It may be of but little importance to us , at this day , to B A know ...
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... Vishnoo became black from the heat , and they ran off with the greatest consterna- tion . They then made their prayers to Siva , the supreme , that this terrible evil might be removed ; and he complied with their request , by drinking ...
... Vishnoo became black from the heat , and they ran off with the greatest consterna- tion . They then made their prayers to Siva , the supreme , that this terrible evil might be removed ; and he complied with their request , by drinking ...
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... Vishnoo reclines upon the serpent , Aathe Sealshan , as his couch . Nine large serpents are be- lieved to assist in supporting the world . Temples are erected to the serpent Cobra Capella , and there these reptiles are regularly fed and ...
... Vishnoo reclines upon the serpent , Aathe Sealshan , as his couch . Nine large serpents are be- lieved to assist in supporting the world . Temples are erected to the serpent Cobra Capella , and there these reptiles are regularly fed and ...
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... Satyavathan , ( i . e . the true - faced one ) in the first age , which was called Kreathā , did one morning , after he arose , and after he had performed his ablutions and devotions , go to the place of the god , Vishnoo , GENESIS . 13.
... Satyavathan , ( i . e . the true - faced one ) in the first age , which was called Kreathā , did one morning , after he arose , and after he had performed his ablutions and devotions , go to the place of the god , Vishnoo , GENESIS . 13.
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... Vishnoo , and said the Treatha age and the flood are now come : what advice do you give to me ? Then Vishnoo took a lotus leaf , like unto his own navel , and placed Satyavathan thereon . After this , Vishnoo as- sumed the form of a ...
... Vishnoo , and said the Treatha age and the flood are now come : what advice do you give to me ? Then Vishnoo took a lotus leaf , like unto his own navel , and placed Satyavathan thereon . After this , Vishnoo as- sumed the form of a ...
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alluded allusions amongst animals Assyria Baal Peor Baal-zebub Babylon beasts beautiful believe blessed body Boothroyd Brahma Brahmin burning called Calmet cast ceremonies Ceylon CHAP child Dagon daughter dead death deity earth East Eastern Egypt enemies enquired evil eyes face familiar spirit father favour fear feast feet fellow female fire fruit give gods gold gone ground hair hand hath head heathen heaven Hebrew Hence Hindoos holy husband idols Imaus Israel jewels Jews Kandian war king lingam live look Lord margin marriage moon mother mountains mouth never night offering ornaments person Philistines Priapus priest rain reference rice Royal Asiatic Society sacred says Scanda Purana seen Septuagint serpent servant Siva sorrow speak stone taken Tamul translation temple thee thing thou shalt tree unto verse vessel Vishnoo walk wife woman word worship Yama