§ 126. Agastya and Vyäsa

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. I. Introduction
3. § 1. Date of Epic Poetry 1
4. § 2. The Concept Deva 2
5. II. The Lower Mythology
6. § 3. Definition 3
7. § 4. Divine Rivers 3
8. § 5. Divine Trees and Groves 6
9. § 6. Divine Mountains 8
10. § 7. Vegetal Divinities 11
11. § 8. Animal Divinities. Hanumat and the Divine Apes 12
12. § 9. The Cow 16
13. § 10. The Elephant 17
14. § 11. Demoniac Animals 18
15. § 12. Divine and Demoniac Birds 19
16. § 13. Serpents 23
17. III. Spirits
18. § 14. Pretas 29
19. § 15. The Pitrs 31
20. § 16. The Bhuts 36
21. § 17. Räkșasas, Yätudhänas, and Piśäcas 38
22. § 18. The Asuras 46
23. IV. The Gods
24. § 19. Origin and General Characteristics of the Gods 52
25. § 20. The Number of Gods 55
26. § 21. Leaders of the Gods 56
27. § 22. The Signs of the Gods 57
28. § 23. Habitations of Spiritual Beings 58
29. § 24. Children and Wives of the Gods 61
30. § 25. Men as Gods 64
31. § 26. Religion and Morals of the Gods 65
32. § 27. Relation between Gods and Men. Worship 67
33. § 28. The Days of the Gods 69
34. § 29. Shrines and Temples of the Gods 70
35. § 30. Idols of the Gods 72
36. § 31. The Gods collectively as Fate 73
37. § 32. Kali 76
38. § 33. The Pantheon 77
39. § 34. The Sky-God 77
40. § 35—36. Earth 78
41. § 37. Aditi and the Adityas 81
42. V. The Eight Great Devas
43. § 38—43. The Sun-God 83
44. § 44—46. The Moon-God 89
45. § 47—48. The Wind-God 94
46. § 49-53. The Fire-God 97
47. § 54—58. Yama 107
48. § 59—65. Varuṇa and Ocean 116
49. § 66—82. Indra 122
50. § 83—90. Kubera 142
51. § 91—92. The World-Protectors 149
52. VI. The Hosts of Spirits
53. § 93—98. Gandharvas 152
54. § 99. Kimnaras and Kimpurusas 158
55. § 100—104. The Apsarasas 159
56. § 105—109. Kama 164
57. § 110. The Aśvins 167
58. § 111. The Maruts 169
59. § 112. The Vasus 170
60. § 113. The Rudras 172
61. § 114. The Viśve Devas 173
62. § 115. The Sädhyas 175
63. § 116. The Vidyädharas 175
64. § 117. The Kapas 176
65. VII. The Divine Seers as Star-Gods
66. § 118. The Heptads of Seers 176
67. § 119. Divisions of Ṛşis 178
68. § 120. Families of Ṛşis 178
69. § 121. Bhfgu and Bhärgavas 179
70. § 122. Uśanas 179
71. § 123. Bfhaspati 180
72. § 124. Vașistha and Viśvämitra 181
73. § 125. Gautama, Atri, Bharadväja, Jamadagni, Räma, Pfthu Vainya 183
74. § 126. Agastya and Vyäsa 185
75. VIII. Earthly Ṛșis
76. § 127. The Välakhilyas 186
77. § 128. The Uttara Kurus 186
78. § 129. (a) Cäracas and Caras; (b) Tusitas and Lekhas 186
79. § 130. Minor Individual Seers 187
80. IX. The Three Supreme Gods
81. § 131—138. Brahman 189
82. § 139—142. Creation 198
83. § 143—156. Vişṇu 202
84. § 157—165. Siva (Skanda, § 163—165) 219
85. § 164. Trimurti and its Constituents 231
86. Index 232
87. Additions and Corrections 274
88. Abbreviations 275
89. CONTENTS 276
90. Backmatter 279