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 5
... walks on his belly ; " " the secret one ; " " he of tricks ; " " he who fears a noise ; " " he who has a jacket ” ( alluding to his slipping off the skin ) ; " he who has eyes for ears , or he who hears by his eyes ; " " the coiled one ...
... walks on his belly ; " " the secret one ; " " he of tricks ; " " he who fears a noise ; " " he who has a jacket ” ( alluding to his slipping off the skin ) ; " he who has eyes for ears , or he who hears by his eyes ; " " the coiled one ...
Page 21
... walk round the fire three times from left to right . " Fire is the witness of their covenant ; and if they break it , fire will be their destruction . " In the Scanda Purana , the father of the virgin who was to be married to the son of ...
... walk round the fire three times from left to right . " Fire is the witness of their covenant ; and if they break it , fire will be their destruction . " In the Scanda Purana , the father of the virgin who was to be married to the son of ...
Page 33
... walk that day ; and then he occupies a place where he must be seen . So soon as he can attract the atten- tion of his superior , he puts his hand to his forehead , stoops to the ground as if touching his feet , to show submission ...
... walk that day ; and then he occupies a place where he must be seen . So soon as he can attract the atten- tion of his superior , he puts his hand to his forehead , stoops to the ground as if touching his feet , to show submission ...
Page 41
... walk forward , and cast himself on the earth , and rise again , till he had bowed seven * times ; after which , ( as he would walk a short distance every time he arose , ) he would be near to his brother . Esau could not bear it any ...
... walk forward , and cast himself on the earth , and rise again , till he had bowed seven * times ; after which , ( as he would walk a short distance every time he arose , ) he would be near to his brother . Esau could not bear it any ...
Page 42
... walking of our feet . " " It was done according to the foot of the children ; " which means , they did not come in a palankeen , or any other vehicle , but on foot . From this it appears , that the females , and the children , performed ...
... walking of our feet . " " It was done according to the foot of the children ; " which means , they did not come in a palankeen , or any other vehicle , but on foot . From this it appears , that the females , and the children , performed ...
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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