The complete Hindoo Pantheon, comprising the principal deities worshipped by the natives of British India throughout Hindoostan; being a collection of ... succinct history and descriptive of the idols - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 Excerpt: ...vedantu philosophers. To him his attributed one of these smritees, and a comment on one of the oopunishuds of the vedus. Prucketa. Ten persons of this name are mentioned in the pooranus: the sage now before us is described as tall, of a light complexion, wearing the dress and ornaments of a king. His father, Pracheenu-vurhee, is said to have been an eminent sage and monarch of the sutyu-yoogu. A work known by the name of this sage is placed among the smritees. His philosophical opinions were similar to those of the vedantu school. Dukshu. This person, another of the progenitors of mankind, is mentioned as the writer of a law treatise. "The Muhabharutu says, that he was tall in stature, of a yellow complexion, and very athletic; that he wore a crest on his head, rings in his ears, and was dressed like the Hindoos at the present day. The same work says, that when Brama commenced the work of creation, in the pudmu kulpu, Dukshu was produced from the great toe of his right foot; at his birth in the vurahu kulpu, his father's name was Prucheta. Dukshu lived as an anchorite ou mount Vrindhu, and by his first wife, had five thousand sons, the eldest of whom was Huryushwu, and sixteen daughters, one of whom, Sutee, was afterwards married to the god Siva. He had a thousand sons and sixty daughters by his next wife. Medhusu, Manduvyu, Ubbukshu, and many others, were his disciples. Medhusu is said, in the Markundeyu pooranu, to have related the history of the eight munoos to king Soorut'hu and to Sumadhee, a voishyu. ( To be Continued) CHAPTER VII. SUCTEE VANAYAKA MOORTEE. (Plate No. 25.) Suctee Vanayaka, or'the elephant faced god emanated in the beginning from Siva and Parvatee at Kylasa, (Hamalaiya Mountains) the Silver Mountain, which Hindoo Mycologists have f...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1130959139
- ISBN 13 9781130959130
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages102
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