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Page 45 - Vishnu was born as a diminutive son of Kasyapa and Aditi. The dwarf appeared before Bali, and begged of him as much land as he could step over in three paces. The generous monarch complied with the request. Vishnu took two strides over heaven and earth ; but respecting the virtues of Bah, he then stopped, leaving the dominion of Patala, or the infernal regions, to Bali.
Page 41 - When Poverty comes in at the Door, love flies out of the Window.
Page 15 - ... the whole stands for three or four days, and the liquor is ready. The Agaichito plant is grown at home. Its root, which serves for balm, is called Emon. I have never seen it. Besides this beer — of which both people use much — they likewise freely use tobacco ; but never opium nor hemp...
Page 75 - One of the myths of the Veda which expresses this correlation of the Dawn and the Sun, this love between the immortal and the mortal, and the identity of the Morning Dawn and the Evening Twilight, is the story of Urvasi and Pururavas.
Page 73 - It is evident from the names of these daughters (faith, devotion, &c.) that they are allegorical personages, being personifications of intelligences and virtues and religious rites, and being therefore appropriately wedded to the probable authors of the Hindu Code of religion and morals, or to the equally allegorical representation of that code, Dharma, moral and religious truth.
Page 45 - In the Treta-yuga, or second age, the Daitya king Bali had, by his devotions and austerities, acquired the dominion of the three worlds, and the gods were shorn of their power and dignity. To remedy this, Vishnu was born as a diminutive son of Kasyapa and Aditi. The dwarf appeared before Bali, and begged of him as much land as he could step over in three paces. The generous monarch complied with the request. Vishnu took two strides over heaven and earth ; but respecting the...
Page 86 - And there is the Italian saying, " Take .a vine of a good soil and a daughter of a good mother." And, since in marriage " A man hath tied a knot with his tongue that he cannot untie with all his teeth...
Page 10 - Pitris (Manes), or is sent to one of the twenty-one hells according to its guilt, or it is born again on earth in another form. Yama is regent of the south quarter, and as such is called Dakshinasa-pati.
Page 17 - ... castes and classes. (4) Relating to social and moral subjects, religious customs, and popular superstitions. (5) Agriculture and seasons. (6) Cattle, animals, and insects. of human conception, and that in very deed all men are brothers. I have only space for a few : I. Love of false display. (a) There are many rosaries, the beads of which are not told in devotion.
Page 72 - The deity of Fire, one of the most ancient and most sacred objects of Hindu worship. As such, Agni is considered as the mediator between men and gods, as protector of mankind and their home, and as witness of their actions ; hence his invocation in all solemn occasions, at the nuptial ceremony, &c. He is one of the eight Lokapalas, or gnardians of the world, and especially the Lord...