{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/hmvp/hmvp03.htm","path":"hin/hmvp/hmvp03.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/hmvp/hmvp03.htm","text":"Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic, by W.J. Wilkins, [1900]\n| | PART I.\u2014THE VEDIC DEITIES. | | \n| CHAPTER. | | PAGE | \n| I. | The Vedas | 3 | \n| II. | The Vedic Gods Generally | 9 | \n| III. | Dyas and Prithivi | 13 | \n| IV. | Aditi and the \u0100dityas | 17 | \n| V. | Agni | 21 | \n| VI. | Sun or Light Deities\u2014 | | \n| | 1. Surya | 30 | \n| | 2. Pushan | 36 | \n| | 3. Mitra and Varuna | 37 | \n| | 4. The Asvins | 44 | \n| | 5. Ushas | 48 | \n| VII. | The Storm Deities\u2014 | | \n| | 1. Indra | 53 | \n| | 2. Indr\u0101ni | 63 | \n| | 3. Parjanya | 63 | \n| | 4. V\u0101yu | 64 | \n| | 5. The Maruts | 67 | \n| VIII. | Soma | 69 | \n| IX. | Tvastri or Visvakarma | 75 | \n| X. | Yama | 78 | \n| | | | \n| | PART II.\u2014THE PUR\u0100NIC DEITIES. | | \n| I. | The Pur\u0101nas | 89 | \n| II. | Brahma | 93 | \n| | p. xiv | | \n| CHAPTER | | PAGE | \n| III. | Brahm\u0101 | 98 | \n| | Sarasvati | 107 | \n| IV. | Vishnu | 116 | \n| | Lakshmi | 127 | \n| V. | The Incarnations or Avat\u0101ras of Vishnu\u2014 | | \n| | 1. The Matsya or Fish Avat\u0101ra | 134 | \n| | 2. The K\u016brma or tortoise Avat\u0101ra | 141 | \n| | 3. The Var\u0101ha or boar Avat\u0101ra | 144 | \n| | 4. The Nrisingha or Man-Lion Avat\u0101ra | 149 | \n| | 5. The V\u0101mana or Dwarf Avat\u0101ra | 155 | \n| | 6. The Parasur\u0101ma Avat\u0101ra | 162 | \n| | 7. The R\u0101ma Chandra Avat\u0101ra | 170 | \n| | 8. The Krishna Avat\u0101ra | 197 | \n| | 8a. The Balar\u0101ma Avat\u0101ra | 220 | \n| | 9. The Buddha Avat\u0101ra | 225 | \n| | 10. The Kalki Avat\u0101ra | 245 | \n| | Jagann\u0101th | 248 | \n| | Chaitanya | 253 | \n| | K\u0101madeva | 256 | \n| VI. | Siva | 262 | \n| | Panch\u0101nana | 283 | \n| VII. | Um\u0101 | 285 | \n| | P\u0101rvati | 289 | \n| | Durg\u0101 | 296 | \n| | The chief forms of Durg\u0101\u2014 | | \n| | 1. Durg\u0101 | 307 | \n| | 2. Dasabhuj\u0101 | 307 | \n| | 3. Singhav\u0101hini | 308 | \n| | 4. Mahisham\u0101rdini | 308 | \n| | 5. Jagaddh\u0101tri | 308 | \n| | 6. K\u0101li | 309 | \n| | 7. Muktakesi | 317 | \n| | 8. T\u0101ra | 317 | \n| | 9. Chinnamustaka | 317 | \n| | 10. Jagadgauri | 317 | \n| | 11. Pratyangir\u0101 | 318 | \n| | 12. Annapurn\u0101 | 318 | \n| | 13. Ganesajanani | 320 | \n| | 14. Krishnakrora | 320 | \n| | The Saktis | 320 | \n| | p. xv | | \n| CHAPTER | | PAGE | \n| VIII. | Sons of Siva and P\u0101rvati\u2014 | | \n| | 1. Ganesa | 323 | \n| | 2. Kartikeya | 334 | \n| IX. | The Puranic Account of the Creation | 342 | \n| X. | The Pur\u0101nic Divisions of Time | 353 | \n| | | | \n| | PART III.\u2014THE INFERIOR DEITIES. | | \n| | I. The Divine Rishis\u2014 | | \n| | 1. Bhrigu | 363 | \n| | 2. Pulastya | 368 | \n| | 3. Pulaha | 369 | \n| | 4. Kratu | 369 | \n| | 5. Angiras | 369 | \n| | 6. Marichi | 370 | \n| | 7. Atri | 371 | \n| | 8. Daksha | 372 | \n| | 9. Vasishtha | 380 | \n| | 10. N\u0101rada | 382 | \n| II. | Kuvera | 388 | \n| III. | The Demigods of the R\u0101m\u0101yana\u2014 | | \n| | 1. Sugriva | 394 | \n| | 2. Hanum\u0101n | 401 | \n| | 3. Nala | 406 | \n| | 4. N\u012bla | 408 | \n| | 5. Sushena | 408 | \n| IV. | The demigods of the Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata | 411 | \n| V. | The planets\u2014 | | \n| | 1. Ravi, or Surya | 432 | \n| | 2. Chandra, or Soma | 432 | \n| | 3. Mangala | 432 | \n| | 4. Budha | 433 | \n| | 5. Vrihaspati | 433 | \n| | 6. Sukra | 434 | \n| | 7. Sani | 435 | \n| | 8. R\u0101hu and Ketu | 435 | \n| | p. xvi | | \n| CHAPTER | | PAGE | \n| VI. | The Asuras | 437 | \n| | Jalandhara | 441 | \n| VII. | Sacred animals and birds | 448 | \n| | Garuda | 449 | \n| | Jat\u0101yus and Samp\u0101ti | 456 | \n| VIII. | Gang\u0101 | 460 | \n| IX. | Sacred trees | 469 | \n| X. | Miscellaneous minor deities\u2014 | | \n| | 1. Shitala | 473 | \n| | 2. Manas\u0101 | 474 | \n| | 3. Sast\u012b | 477 | \n| | 4. The Sh\u0101lgr\u0101ma | 478 | \n| | 5. The Dhenk\u012b | 479 | \n| | 6. Ka? Who? | 480 | \n| XI. | Superhuman, though not Divine Beings\u2014 | | \n| | 1. Apsaras and Gandharvas | 482 | \n| | 2. R\u0101kshasas | 485 | \n| | 3. J\u0101in Deities | 488 | \n| | Index | 491 |","title":"Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic: Contents","type":"page"}