Contents

CONTENTS.

	PART I.—THE VEDIC DEITIES.
CHAPTER.		PAGE
I.	The Vedas	3
II.	The Vedic Gods Generally	9
III.	Dyas and Prithivi	13
IV.	Aditi and the Ādityas	17
V.	Agni	21
VI.	Sun or Light Deities—
	1. Surya	30
	2. Pushan	36
	3. Mitra and Varuna	37
	4. The Asvins	44
	5. Ushas	48
VII.	The Storm Deities—
	1. Indra	53
	2. Indrāni	63
	3. Parjanya	63
	4. Vāyu	64
	5. The Maruts	67
VIII.	Soma	69
IX.	Tvastri or Visvakarma	75
X.	Yama	78

	PART II.—THE PURĀNIC DEITIES.
I.	The Purānas	89
II.	Brahma	93
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III.	Brahmā	98
	Sarasvati	107
IV.	Vishnu	116
	Lakshmi	127
V.	The Incarnations or Avatāras of Vishnu—
	1. The Matsya or Fish Avatāra	134
	2. The Kūrma or tortoise Avatāra	141
	3. The Varāha or boar Avatāra	144
	4. The Nrisingha or Man-Lion Avatāra	149
	5. The Vāmana or Dwarf Avatāra	155
	6. The Parasurāma Avatāra	162
	7. The Rāma Chandra Avatāra	170
	8. The Krishna Avatāra	197
	8a. The Balarāma Avatāra	220
	9. The Buddha Avatāra	225
	10. The Kalki Avatāra	245
	Jagannāth	248
	Chaitanya	253
	Kāmadeva	256
VI.	Siva	262
	Panchānana	283
VII.	Umā	285
	Pārvati	289
	Durgā	296
	The chief forms of Durgā—
	1. Durgā	307
	2. Dasabhujā	307
	3. Singhavāhini	308
	4. Mahishamārdini	308
	5. Jagaddhātri	308
	6. Kāli	309
	7. Muktakesi	317
	8. Tāra	317
	9. Chinnamustaka	317
	10. Jagadgauri	317
	11. Pratyangirā	318
	12. Annapurnā	318
	13. Ganesajanani	320
	14. Krishnakrora	320
	The Saktis	320
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VIII.	Sons of Siva and Pārvati—
	1. Ganesa	323
	2. Kartikeya	334
IX.	The Puranic Account of the Creation	342
X.	The Purānic Divisions of Time	353

	PART III.—THE INFERIOR DEITIES.
	I. The Divine Rishis—
	1. Bhrigu	363
	2. Pulastya	368
	3. Pulaha	369
	4. Kratu	369
	5. Angiras	369
	6. Marichi	370
	7. Atri	371
	8. Daksha	372
	9. Vasishtha	380
	10. Nārada	382
II.	Kuvera	388
III.	The Demigods of the Rāmāyana—
	1. Sugriva	394
	2. Hanumān	401
	3. Nala	406
	4. Nīla	408
	5. Sushena	408
IV.	The demigods of the Mahābhārata	411
V.	The planets—
	1. Ravi, or Surya	432
	2. Chandra, or Soma	432
	3. Mangala	432
	4. Budha	433
	5. Vrihaspati	433
	6. Sukra	434
	7. Sani	435
	8. Rāhu and Ketu	435
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VI.	The Asuras	437
	Jalandhara	441
VII.	Sacred animals and birds	448
	Garuda	449
	Jatāyus and Sampāti	456
VIII.	Gangā	460
IX.	Sacred trees	469
X.	Miscellaneous minor deities—
	1. Shitala	473
	2. Manasā	474
	3. Sastī	477
	4. The Shālgrāma	478
	5. The Dhenkī	479
	6. Ka? Who?	480
XI.	Superhuman, though not Divine Beings—
	1. Apsaras and Gandharvas	482
	2. Rākshasas	485
	3. Jāin Deities	488
	Index	491

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