Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic-CONTENTS

[Anne Terri]

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Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic-

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CONTENTS

PART I.—THE VEDIC DEITIES.

CHAPTERS

I. The Vedas - Page 3

II. The Vedic Gods Generally - Page 9

III. Dyas and Prithivi - Page 13

IV. Aditi and the Ādityas - Page 17

V. Agni - Page 22

VI. Sun or Light Deities—

1. Surya - Page 30
2. Pushan - Page 36
3. Mitra and Varuna - Page 37
4. The Asvins - Page 44
5. Ushas - Page 48

VII. The Storm Deities—
1. Indra - Page 53
2. Indrāni - 63
3. Parjanya - Page 63
4. Vāyu - Page 64
5. The Maruts - Page 67

VIII. Soma - Page 69

IX. Tvastri or Visvakarma - Page 75

X. Yama - Page 78

PART II.—THE PURĀNIC DEITIES.

I. The Purānas - Page 89
II. Brahma - Page 93
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III. Brahmā - Page 98 - Sarasvati - Page 107
IV. Vishnu - Page 116 - Lakshmi - Page 127

V. The Incarnations or Avatāras of Vishnu—

1. The Matsya or Fish Avatāra - Page 134
2. The Kūrma or tortoise Avatāra - Page 141
3. The Varāha or boar Avatāra - Page 144
4. The Nrisingha or Man-Lion Avatāra - Page 149
5. The Vāmana or Dwarf Avatāra - Page 155
6. The Parasurāma Avatāra - Page 162
7. The Rāma Chandra Avatāra - Page 170
8. The Krishna Avatāra - Page 197
8a. The Balarāma Avatāra - Page 220

9. The Buddha Avatāra - Page 225
10. The Kalki Avatāra - Page 245

Jagannāth - Page 248
Chaitanya - Page 253
Kāmadeva - Page 256



VI. Siva - Page 252
Panchānana - Page 283

VII. Umā - Page 285
Pārvati - Page 289
Durgā - Page 296
chief forms of Durgā—
1. Durgā - Page 307
2. Dasabhujā - Page 307
3. Singhavāhini - Page 308
4. Mahishamārdini - Page 308
5. Jagaddhātri - Page 308
6. Kāli - Page 309
7. Muktakesi - Page 317
8. Tāra - Page 317
9. Chinnamustaka - Page 317
10. Jagadgauri - Page 317
11. Pratyangirā - Page 318
12. Annapurnā - Page 318
13. Ganesajanani - Page 320
14. Krishnakrora - Page 320
The Saktis - Page 320
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VIII. Sons of Siva and Pārvati—

1. Ganesa - Page 323
2. Kartikeya - Page 334

IX. The Puranic Account of the Creation - Page 342

X. The Purānic Divisions of Time - Page 353

PART III.—THE INFERIOR DEITIES.

I. The Divine Rishis—
1. Bhrigu - Page 363
2. Pulastya - Page 368
3. Pulaha - Page 369
4. Kratu - Page 369
5. Angiras - Page 369
6. Marichi - Page 370
7. Atri - Page 371
8. Daksha - Page 372
9. Vasishtha - Page 380
10. Nārada - Page 382


II. Kuvera - Page 388

III. The Demigods of the Rāmāyana—

1. Sugriva - Page 394
2. Hanumān - Page 401
3. Nala - Page 406
4. Nīla - Page 408
5. Sushena - Page 408


IV. The demigods of the Mahābhārata - Page 411

V. The planets—
1. Ravi, or Surya - Page 432
2. Chandra, or Soma - Page 432
3. Mangala - Page 432
4. Budha - Page 433
5. Vrihaspati - Page 433
6. Sukra - Page 434
7. Sani - Page 435
8. Rāhu and Ketu - Page 435

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VI. The Asuras - Page 437
Jalandhara - Page 441

VII. Sacred animals and birds - Page 448
Garuda - Page 449
Jatāyus and Sampāti - Page 456

VIII. Gangā - Page 460

IX. Sacred trees - Page 469

X. Miscellaneous minor deities—
1. Shitala - Page 473
2. Manasā - Page 474
3. Sastī - Page 477
4. The Shālgrāma - Page 478
5. The Dhenkī - Page 479
6. Ka? Who? - Page 480


XI. Superhuman, though not Divine Beings—

1. Apsaras and Gandharvas - Page 482
2. Rākshasas - Page 485
3. Jāin Deities - Page 488

Index - Page 491 (Not linked)

Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic - By W. J. Wilkins (1900) This text is in the public domain because it was published prior to 1923.

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