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 YearsJohn Murray, 1835 - 619 pages |
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Page ix
... called SuccOTH - BENOTH , MYLITTA , signifying Mother . ' The wife of Síva , and she only ( as far as I know ) , is called MÁTHÁ , or Mother . ' 66 ‡ 6 6 Amongst the Assyrians , the daughters or women once in their lives had to make a ...
... called SuccOTH - BENOTH , MYLITTA , signifying Mother . ' The wife of Síva , and she only ( as far as I know ) , is called MÁTHÁ , or Mother . ' 66 ‡ 6 6 Amongst the Assyrians , the daughters or women once in their lives had to make a ...
Page xi
... called Zogani . ' * " The festival of the wife of Síva continues nine days , or rather nights , and is called Nava Ráttiri , i.e. nine nights : three of these , however , are for SARASVATI + , and the other six for SAKTI . On this ...
... called Zogani . ' * " The festival of the wife of Síva continues nine days , or rather nights , and is called Nava Ráttiri , i.e. nine nights : three of these , however , are for SARASVATI + , and the other six for SAKTI . On this ...
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... called the Scanda Purana * , it is said , " By marrying a woman of a superior disposition , charity is pro- moted , penance is maintained , felicity in the celestial world is secured ; the happiness of this world is acquired : and there ...
... called the Scanda Purana * , it is said , " By marrying a woman of a superior disposition , charity is pro- moted , penance is maintained , felicity in the celestial world is secured ; the happiness of this world is acquired : and there ...
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... called the " thought , " which means he is as quick as thought . Also , the " leaping one ; " " the learned or trained one ; " " he who causes dimness , " i . e . by swiftness ; " the mad one ; " " the runner in circles ; " " he with ...
... called the " thought , " which means he is as quick as thought . Also , the " leaping one ; " " the learned or trained one ; " " he who causes dimness , " i . e . by swiftness ; " the mad one ; " " the runner in circles ; " " he with ...
Page 5
... called , " the sickness faced ones " ( mean- ing the sickness of birds generally appears first in the face or head ) ; " those who come from eggs . " The Arrows , " the givers of omens . " The Crow is , " the receiver of offerings ...
... called , " the sickness faced ones " ( mean- ing the sickness of birds generally appears first in the face or head ) ; " those who come from eggs . " The Arrows , " the givers of omens . " The Crow is , " the receiver of offerings ...
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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