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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... child , a fortunate day is looked for , and the event is accompanied with feasting and religious ceremonies . Rice is given to the child in a formal way , and the relations are invited to join in the festivities . For almost every event ...
... child , a fortunate day is looked for , and the event is accompanied with feasting and religious ceremonies . Rice is given to the child in a formal way , and the relations are invited to join in the festivities . For almost every event ...
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... child of twelve years of age , who is the only son of his mother . " The father was to seize and hold the child , and the mother was to cut it up and prepare it . 66 Then , " said he , " I will eat . " The curry was prepared , and ...
... child of twelve years of age , who is the only son of his mother . " The father was to seize and hold the child , and the mother was to cut it up and prepare it . 66 Then , " said he , " I will eat . " The curry was prepared , and ...
Page 32
... children by the smell . It is common for a mother or father to say , " Ah ! child , thy smell is like the Sen - Paga - Poo . " * The crown of the head is the principal place for smelling . Of an amiable man , it is said , " How sweet is ...
... children by the smell . It is common for a mother or father to say , " Ah ! child , thy smell is like the Sen - Paga - Poo . " * The crown of the head is the principal place for smelling . Of an amiable man , it is said , " How sweet is ...
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... children are named after their gods . " Stood from bearing . " When a mother has ceased to bear children , should a person say it is not so , others will reply , " She stood from bearing at such a time . " XXX . 20.- " Now will my ...
... children are named after their gods . " Stood from bearing . " When a mother has ceased to bear children , should a person say it is not so , others will reply , " She stood from bearing at such a time . " XXX . 20.- " Now will my ...
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... child , may God keep thy hands and thy feet ! " May the beasts of the forest keep far from thee ! " " May thy wife and thy children be preserved ! " May riches and happiness ever be thy portion ! " 99 66 In the beginning of the Hindoo ...
... child , may God keep thy hands and thy feet ! " May the beasts of the forest keep far from thee ! " " May thy wife and thy children be preserved ! " May riches and happiness ever be thy portion ! " 99 66 In the beginning of the Hindoo ...
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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