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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... death , which in order to prevent , they resolved to make Amutham ( i . e . ambrosia ) , by the eating of which they might gain immortality . They therefore went with great sprightliness to their work . The sea of milk was the churn , a ...
... death , which in order to prevent , they resolved to make Amutham ( i . e . ambrosia ) , by the eating of which they might gain immortality . They therefore went with great sprightliness to their work . The sea of milk was the churn , a ...
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... death of a Brahma ( one of his deaths or incarnations ) , he , assuming the shape of a frog , escaped from the flood by catching hold of the branch of a mango- tree . " VII . 11 . - " The windows of heaven were opened . " The margin has ...
... death of a Brahma ( one of his deaths or incarnations ) , he , assuming the shape of a frog , escaped from the flood by catching hold of the branch of a mango- tree . " VII . 11 . - " The windows of heaven were opened . " The margin has ...
Page 52
... death , is always very desirous that his wife , children , and grandchildren should be with him . Should there be one at a distance , he will be immediately sent for , and until he arrive the father will mourn and com- plain , " My son ...
... death , is always very desirous that his wife , children , and grandchildren should be with him . Should there be one at a distance , he will be immediately sent for , and until he arrive the father will mourn and com- plain , " My son ...
Page 56
... death and hell ? From Him are all the blessings " unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills . " 25 .- " Blessings of the womb . " A heathen once stood up before me , and pronounced many blessings on me : amongst the rest , that of ...
... death and hell ? From Him are all the blessings " unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills . " 25 .- " Blessings of the womb . " A heathen once stood up before me , and pronounced many blessings on me : amongst the rest , that of ...
Page 58
... death calls together his child- ren , and beginning with the eldest , he gently notices his fail- ings , his seniority , and consequent power over the rest ; and advises him not to oppress them . He then goes through the others ...
... death calls together his child- ren , and beginning with the eldest , he gently notices his fail- ings , his seniority , and consequent power over the rest ; and advises him not to oppress them . He then goes through the others ...
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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