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Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic, by W.J. Wilkins, [1900], at sacred-texts.com


p. xiii

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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CHAPTER

 

PAGE

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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CHAPTER

 

PAGE

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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CHAPTER

 

PAGE

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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