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 xi
... 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 occasion , those who have not been accustomed to eat flesh , or drink intoxicating liquors ...
... 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 occasion , those who have not been accustomed to eat flesh , or drink intoxicating liquors ...
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... night , and in the evening about those of the day : many a time would the story of Abraham's servant and Rebekah , the daughter of Bethuel , be repeated by the women of Meso- potamia in their visits to the well . 47.- " And I put the ...
... night , and in the evening about those of the day : many a time would the story of Abraham's servant and Rebekah , the daughter of Bethuel , be repeated by the women of Meso- potamia in their visits to the well . 47.- " And I put the ...
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... night , " which means he died . 21. " Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife , because she was barren . " Under similar circumstances , the husband and the wife fast and pray , and make a vow before the temple , that , should their ...
... night , " which means he died . 21. " Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife , because she was barren . " Under similar circumstances , the husband and the wife fast and pray , and make a vow before the temple , that , should their ...
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... night to fill up the poor man's well . Some- times they throw in a dead serpent , or a crow , or a dog , to make the water impure . XXVII . 17. - She gave the savoury meat . " Though a woman be very rich , it is considered honourable ...
... night to fill up the poor man's well . Some- times they throw in a dead serpent , or a crow , or a dog , to make the water impure . XXVII . 17. - She gave the savoury meat . " Though a woman be very rich , it is considered honourable ...
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... night . " Does a master reprove his servant for being idle , he will ask , " What can I do ? the heat eats me up by day , and the cold eats me up by night : how can I gain strength ? I am like the trees of the field : the sun is on my ...
... night . " Does a master reprove his servant for being idle , he will ask , " What can I do ? the heat eats me up by day , and the cold eats me up by night : how can I gain strength ? I am like the trees of the field : the sun is on my ...
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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