{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/hmvp/hmvp49.htm","path":"hin/hmvp/hmvp49.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/hmvp/hmvp49.htm","text":"Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic, by W.J. Wilkins, [1900]\nA.\nAdikavi, a name of Brahm\u0101, 107\nAditi, character and attributes of, 17; resorted to for pardon, 17; origin of, 18; the mother of Vishnu in the Dwarf incarnation, 18\n\u0100dityas, the, 18; various lists of, 19; probably sun-gods, 19\nAgastya, a son of Varuna, 44\nAgni, description of, 21; cause of his superiority, 10; Vedic attributes of, 22; a R\u0101kshas, 27; the father of Nila, 27; the reputed father of Kartikeya, 337; cursed by Bhrigu, 36\nAhaly\u0101, wife of Gautama, seduced by Indra, 60; released from her husband's curse, 177\nAiravata, Indra's elephant, 448\nAmbik\u0101, a name of Um\u0101, 285\nAmbur\u0101ja, a name of Varuna, 44\nAnanga, a name of K\u0101madeva, 261\nAnanta, a name of Vishnu, 127\nAnasuy\u0101, wife of Atri, 371\nAnginas, a son of Brahm\u0101, 369\nAnila, a name of V\u0101yu, 67\nAnimals, sacred, 448 ff.\nAnnapurn\u0101, a name of Durg\u0101, 318\nAnsum\u0101n, a son of Sagara, 463\nAntaka, a name of Yama, 86\nApava, a name of Brahm\u0101, 99\nApsaras, the, 482\nArdhan\u0101rishwara, a form of Siva and Parvati united, 318\nArjuna, son of Indra, 414; character of, 416; fights with Siva, 421\nAsuras, the dispute between them and the gods, 158; description of, 437; word used in different senses, 438 ff.\nAsvamedha, or horse sacrifice, 463\nAsvins, the, 35; description of, 44; marry Surya, 45; physicians of the gods, 45; legends of cures wrought by, 45; unclean because practising as physicians, 47\n\u0100tmabhu, a name of Brahm\u0101, 107\nAtri, a son of Brahm\u0101, 371\nB.\nBajri, a name of Indra, 62\nBalar\u0101ma, incarnation of Vishnu, 220 ff.; also of Sesha, 221\nBali, a Daitya king, slain by Vishnu, 156 ff.; a monkey chief, the son of Indra, 175\nB\u0101li, a monkey king, the usurper of Sugriva's throne, 395\nBhadrak\u0101li, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nBhagavata, a name of Siva, 283\nBharata, a brother of R\u0101ma Chandra, 175\nBh\u0101skara, a name of Surya, 35 Bh\u012bma, a son of V\u0101yu, 414; character of, 415; conflicts of, 426 ff.\nBhishma, a son of Gang\u0101, 414; commander-in-chief of the Kuru army, 413; death of, 428\nBhrigu, a son of Brahm\u0101, 363; origin of, 364; priest at Daksha's sacrifice, 364; curses Indra, 364; also Agni, 366; changes a Kshattriya into a Br\u0101hman, 367\nBhutan\u0101th, a name of Siva, 487\nBhuteshwara, a name of Siva, 283\nBrahma, the supreme deity, 93; derivation of the name, 95; hymn to, 95\nBrahm\u0101, the creator, 99; called N\u0101r\u0101yana, 99; formation of his five heads, 100; why he lost his fifth head, 101; worships Siva, 105; his worship now ceased, 106; cursed by his son N\u0101rada, 384\nBr\u0101hmana, a, defined, 4\nBrahmanaspati, a name of Agni, 28\nBridge, building of the, to Lanka, 398\nBrihaspati, a name of Agni, 28;\nexplanation of attributes, 28\nBuddha, incarnation of Vishnu, 225 ff.; Was this Buddha the founder of Buddhism? 226; Puranic account of, 227 ff.; Lalita-Vistara, account of, 231 ff.; relics of Buddha preserved, 244\nBudha, one of the planets, 433\nC.\nChaitanya, incarnation of Vishnu, 253 ff.\nChanchal\u0101, name of Lakshmi, 133\nChanda, a demon slain by Durg\u0101, 312\nChandi, a form of Durg\u0101, 309, 312\nChandra, one of the planets, 432. See also Soma.\nChandrashekara, a name of Siva, 283\nChh\u0101garatha, a name of Agni, 28\nChinnamustak\u0101, a name of Durg\u0101, 317\nChitragupta, son of Indr\u0101ni, 63\nChyavana, a sage cured by the Asvins, 46\nCivilization, origin of, 16\nCow of plenty, the, 167\nCreation, the, Vedic account of, 343; Manu's, 346; Puranic, 347\nD.\nDaksha, a son of Brahm\u0101, 372\nDamodara, a name of Vishnu, 127\nDandadhara, a name of Yama, 86\nDasabhuj\u0101, a name of Durg\u0101, 307\nDasaratha, the father of R\u0101ma Chandra, 172\nDasyas, the, a tribe who assisted in building R\u0101ma's bridge, 192\nDevaki, mother of Krishna, 201\nDevasen\u0101, wife of Kartikeya, 337\nDevi, a name of Um\u0101, 284\nDhananjaya, a name of Agni, 27\nDharmar\u0101ja, a name of Yama, 86\nDh\u0101t\u0101, a name of Brahm\u0101, 107\nDhenk\u012b, the v\u0101han of N\u0101rada, 479\nDhenuka, an asura slain by Balar\u0101ma, 222\nDhritar\u0101shtra, the father of the Kurus, 412\nDh\u016bmketu, a name of Agni, 27\nDigambara, a name of Siva, 283\nDiscus, the, of Vishnu, how made, 34\nDiti, the wife of Kasyapa, 67\nDivakara, a name of Surya, 35\nDivapati, a name of Indra, 62\nDivod\u0101sa, King of Benares, misled by Vishnu as Buddha, 228\nDraupadi, the wife of the Pandus, 418\nDrona, the preceptor of the Kurus and Pandus, 416\nDurg\u0101, a demon slain by Durg\u0101, 296\nDurg\u0101, various accounts of her origin, 297 ff.; when worshipped, 300; names of, 301; her great conflict, 302\nDurv\u0101sas, a sage, 413\nDuryodhana, the ruler of Hastin\u0101pur, 414, 421\nDyaus and Prithivi, the most ancient of the Vedic gods, 13; Dyaus superseded by Indra, 14; Puranic account of Prithivi, 15\nE.\nEkadanta, a name of Ganesa, 327\nEk\u0101vir\u0101, a name of K\u0101li, 314\nF.\nFlood, the, account of, from the Vedas, 134; the Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata, 136; and from the Bhagavata Pur\u0101na, 137\nG.\nGandharvas, the, 483 Gandhavaha, a name of V\u0101yu, 67\nGanesa, 323; birth of, 325; object of his birth, 329; hymn to, 331; writer of the Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata, 331; recent incarnation of, 332; he outwits Kartikeya, 341\nGanesajanani, a name of Durg\u0101, 320\nGang\u0101, the daughter of Him\u0101laya, 460; brought to earth by Bhagirath, 466\nGang\u0101dhara, a name of Siva, 283\nGaruda, Vishnu's vehicle, acts as a disciple of Vishnu, 228; birth of, 449; antipathy to snakes, 454; assists R\u0101ma, 453; encourages Ansum\u0101n to seek his uncles, 453\nGautama, Indra's spiritual guide, 60; a name of Buddha, 230, 232\nG\u0101yatri, the, quoted, 30; praise of, 31; a wife of Brahm\u0101, 111\nGirisha, a name of Siva, 283\nGods, the, how they became superior to the asuras, 10; they and the goddesses cursed by Savitri, 112\nGop\u0101l, a name of Krishna, 200\nGopinath, a name of Krishna, 200\nGrahapati, a name of Surya, 35\nGuardians of the world, the, 390\nH.\nHanum\u0101n, the ally of R\u0101ma, 66; his birth and work, 401\nHar-Hari, a form of Siva and Vishnu united, 276\nHari, a name of Vishnu, 127\nHaripriy\u0101, a name of Lakshmi, 133\nHarischandra, 41\nHayagriva, a demon who stole the Vedas, 138\nHiranyagarbha, a name of Brahm\u0101, 107\nHiranyakasipu, a demon slain by Vishnu, 149; a son of Kasyapa, 371\nHirany\u0101ksha, a demon slain by Vishnu, 147; a son of Kasyapa, 371\nI.\nIndra, attributes of, 53; appearance of, 55; Vedic account of birth of, 54; invited to drink of the Soma, 56; his conflict with Vritra, 57; legend of a mortal raised to the position of, 59; conflict with Krishna, 60; immorality of, 60; heaven of, 61; quarrels with Tvastri and Visvar\u016bpa, 76; outwitted by Krishna, 207; cursed by Bhrigu, 364\nIndrajit, a son of R\u0101vana, 192\nIndr\u0101ni, the wife of Indra, 63\nIs\u0101na, a name of Siva, 283\nIshwar, a name of Siva, 283\nJ.\nJagaddh\u0101tri, a form of Durg\u0101, 308\nJagadgauri, a form of Durg\u0101, 317\nJagann\u0101th, an incarnation of Vishnu, 248 ff; Is the worship of this deity disguised Buddhism? 251\nJain deities, the, 488\nJaladhija, a name of Lakshmi, 133\nJalandhara, an asura, 441; his conflict with Indra, 442; overcomes Vishnu, 444; assumes the form of Siva, 445; is robbed of his wife by Vishnu, 446; slain by Siva, 447\nJalapati, a name of Varuna, 44\nJamadagni, the father of Parasur\u0101ma, 165\nJamadagnya, a name of Parasur\u0101ma, 165\nJanaka, father-in-law of R\u0101ma Chandra, 177 ff.\nJan\u0101rddana, a name of Vishnu, 127\nJat\u0101yus, a vulture who fought with R\u0101vana, 456\nJaya, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nJivalana, a name of Agni, 27\nK.\nKa? 480\nKabandha, a giant slain by R\u0101ma, 186\nKaitabhajit, a name of Vishnu, 127\nK\u0101la, a name of Yama, 86 K\u0101lanemi, a demon attacked by Hanum\u0101n, 404\nK\u0101lar\u0101tri, a name of K\u0101li, 314\nK\u0101li, a form of Durg\u0101, 309; her form assumed by Krishna, 211; and by Sita, 310; regarded as a distinct deity, 313; a production of Lakshmi, 314; human sacrifices offered to, 315\nK\u0101li Yuga, description of, 246\nKalki Avat\u0101ra of Vishnu, 245\nKalpa, explanation of, 354\nK\u0101ly\u0101yani, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nK\u0101madeva, 256; consumed by Siva, 257\nK\u0101mdhenu, the cow of plenty, 339\nKandarpa, a name of K\u0101madeva, 302\nKansa, an asura slain by Krishna, 199\nKap\u0101li, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nKapila, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nKapila, a form of Krishna, 464\nKar\u0101li, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nKarmas\u0101kshi, a name of Surya, 35\nKarna, a son of Surya, 35; character of, 416\nKartikeya, 334 ff.\nK\u0101rttavirya, a Kshattriya king, slain by Parasur\u0101ma, 166 ff.\nKasyapa, the father of Garuda, 450\nKatyayini, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nKesava, a name of Vishnu, 124\nKetu, the descending node, 436\nKratu, a son of Brahm\u0101, 369\nKrishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, 197; reason of this incarnation, 199; saved by Vasudeva, 202; destroys Putan\u0101, 204; releases the sons of Kuvera from a curse, 205; destroys the Bak\u0101sura, 206; outwits Indra, 207; restores the jewel Syamantaka, 207; beloved by the Gopis, 209; protects R\u0101dh\u0101, 211; slays Arishta, Kesin and Kansa, 211; relieves Mathura, 213; conquers Naraka, 214; fights with Siva, 215; destroys Fever, 215; overcomes a rival Krishna, 216; his death, 217; references to him in the Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata, 218; a deceiver, 219\nKrishnakror\u0101, a name of Durg\u0101, 320\nKrit\u0101rita, a name of Yama, 86\nKum\u0101ri, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nKumbhakarna, a R\u0101kshas, 486\nKurma, an incarnation of Vishnu, 141 ff.\nKurus, the sons of Dritar\u0101shtra, 422 ff.\nKushumesu, a name of K\u0101madeva, 261\nKuvera, the god of wealth, 388\nL.\nLakshman, a brother of R\u0101ma Chandra, 175\nLakshmi, origin of, 127; description of, from the Vishnu Pur\u0101na, 130; and from the R\u0101m\u0101yana, 132\nLokam\u0101ta, a name of Lakshmi, 133\nLokesha, a name of Brahm\u0101, 107\nM.\nMadan, a name of K\u0101madeva, 261\nMadhava, a name of Vishnu, 127\nMadhusudana, a-name of Vishnu, 127\nMah\u0101bh\u0101rata, the heroes of the, 411\nMah\u0101deva, a name of Siva, 275\nMah\u0101k\u0101la, a name of Siva, 283\nMah\u0101m\u0101ri, a name of K\u0101li, 316\nMah\u0101m\u0101ya, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nMahendra, a name of Indra, 62\nMaheshwara, a name of Siva, 283\nMahisha, a demon slain by Durg\u0101, 308\nMahisham\u0101rdini, a name of Durg\u0101, 308\nManasa, the snake goddess, 474\nMangala, a planet, 432. See also Kartikeya.\nManmatha, a name of K\u0101madeva, 261\n\u2014, author of the Institutes quoted, 4\nManvantara, 353\nMara, a name of K\u0101madeva, 261\nMaricha, a hermit who assisted R\u0101vana, 184\nMarichi, a son of Brahm\u0101, 370\nM\u0101rtanda, a name of Surya, 35\nM\u0101rut, a name of V\u0101yu, 67\nMaruts, the, 12, 67; origin of name of, 68\nMathuran\u0101th, a name of Krishna, 200\nMatsya Avat\u0101ra, the, 134 ff.\nMeghav\u0101hana, a name of Indra, 62\nMihira, a name of Surya, 35\nMitra and Varuna, 37; hymns descriptive of, 39\nMritunjaya, a name of Siva, 283\nMuktakesi, a name of Durg\u0101, 317\nMukunda, a name of Vishnu, 127\nN.\nNakula, a son of the Asvins, 415\nNala, the builder of R\u0101ma's bridge, 406\nNanda, the foster-father of Krishna, 202\nNandi, Siva's bull, 448\nN\u0101rada, a son of Brahm\u0101, 382; his appearance at the court of Yudhisthira, 420; his advice to Jalandhara, 444\nN\u0101r\u0101yana, a name of Brahm\u0101, 99; also of Vishnu, 118\nNilm\u0101dhava, a name of Vishnu, 252\nNisumbha, a giant slain by Durg\u0101, 305\nNrisingha Avat\u0101ra, the, 149 ff.\nO.\nOcean, the churning of the, 128\nOm, explanation of the word, 95\nP.\nPadma, a name of Lakshmi, 128\nPadm\u0101laya, a name of Lakshmi, 128\nPanch\u0101nana, a form of Siva, 283\nP\u0101ndu, the father of the P\u0101ndus, 413\nP\u0101ndus, heroes of the Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata, 413 ff.\nPanyakirti, a name of Garuda, 228\nParamesthi, a name of Brahm\u0101, 107\nParasakti, a name of Durg\u0101, 312\nParasur\u0101ma Avat\u0101ra, the, of Vishnu, 162 if.\nParij\u0101t\u0101 tree, the, 60\nParjanya, a storm deity, 63\nP\u0101rvati, wife of Siva, 289; how she became fair, 290; Puranic account of her origin, 291; why she visited the earth, 292\nPas\u012b, a name of Varuna, 44\nP\u0101tala, the infernal regions, 161\nPavan, a name of V\u0101yu, 66 Penance, forms of, 123, 339\nPis\u0101chas, the, 487\nPitamvara, a name of Vishnu, 127\nPitripati, a name of Yama, 86\nPlanets, the, 431\nPrachetas, a name of Varuna, 44\nPr\u0101chetasas, the reputed parents of Daksha, 374\nPradyumna, a name of K\u0101madeva, 261\nPrahl\u0101da, a son of Hiranyakasipu, 150 ff.\nPraj\u0101pati, the term explained, 96, 373\nPratyangir\u0101, a name of Durg\u0101, 318\nPrithi, the wife of Pulastya, 368\nPrithivi. See Dyaus.\nPrithu, the father of Prithivi, 16\nPulaha, a son of Brahm\u0101, 369 ff.\nPulastya, 368 ff.\nPur\u0101nas, the, 89\nPuranic deities identified with Vedic, 97\nPurus, the, heroes of the Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata, 411 ff.\nPurusha, a name of Vishnu, 127\nPurusha S\u016bkta quoted, 94\nPurushottama, a name of Vishnu, 127\nPushan, a sun-god, 36; Puranic, account of, 37\nR.\nR\u0101hu, the ascending node, 435; an ambassador of Siva, 445\nR\u0101ji, an earthly king who became Indra, 58\nR\u0101kshasas, the, cloud demons, 64; description of, in later books, 171, 485\nR\u0101ma Chandra Avat\u0101ra, the, 170 ff.; worshipped Durg\u0101; superiority acknowledged by Parasur\u0101ma, 168; the saviour, 197\nR\u0101m\u0101yana, the gods of the, 170 ff. Rati, wife of K\u0101madeva, 258\nR\u0101vana, a R\u0101kshas, 171; his destruction foretold by Sit\u0101, 179; slain by R\u0101ma Chandra, 193\nRavi, 432. See also Surya.\nRevati, wife of Balar\u0101ma, 223\nRibhus, the, 75\nRichika, grandfather of Parasur\u0101ma, 163\nRivers, the sacred, 468\nRudra, 12; his quarrel with Brahm\u0101, 102; origin of, 266. See also Siva.\nRukmini, the wife of Krishna, 200\nS.\nS\u0101gara, asvamedha, or horse sacrifice of, 463\nSahadeva, a son of the Asvins, 415 Sakambhari, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nSakra, a name of Indra, 62\nSaktis; the, 320\nSalya, a leader in the P\u0101ndu war, 413, 427\nSamana, a name of Yama, 86 Samavurti, a name of Yama, 86\nS\u0101mbhu, a name of Siva, 272\nSampati, 456\nSamvara, a demon who carried off K\u0101madeva, 259\nSangn\u0101, wife of Surya, 33\nSanhita, definition of a, 4\nSani, a planet, 435\nSankara, a name of Siva, 280\nSaptajihva, a name of Agni, 28\nSarasvati, the wife of Brahm\u0101, 107\nSast\u012b, the goddess, 477\nSati, a name of Um\u0101, 285\nSatrughna, a brother of R\u0101ma Chandra, 175\nSatyav\u0101n, a hermit restored to life by Yama, 84\nSavitri, identical with Surya, 32;\nwife of Satyav\u0101n, 85; name of\nSarasvati, 111. See also Surya.\nSavitripati, a name of Brahm\u0101, 107\nSesha, the serpent deity, incarnate in Balar\u0101ma, 221\nShalgr\u0101ma, the, 478\nShital\u0101, 473\nSiddha-Sen\u0101ni, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nSinghav\u0101hini, a name of Durg\u0101, 308\nSit\u0101, origin and previous birth of, 178. See R\u0101ma Chandra.\nSiv\u0101, the Destroyer, 263; worshipped by Brahm\u0101, 105; foretells the destruction of R\u0101vana, 187; overcome by Krishna, 215; identified with Rudra, 263; and with Agni, 266; marries Um\u0101, 267; slighted by Daksha, 267; reason for living an ascetic life,\n[paragraph continues] 267, 274; why called Mah\u0101deva, 275; origin of third eye of, 277; represented by the Linga, 280\nSkanda, a name of Kartikeya, 335, 338\nSmarah\u0101ra, a name of Siva, 283\nSoma, description of, 69; how the soma-plant was brought to earth, 71; his marriage, 72; identified with the moon, 73; seduces T\u0101r\u0101, 74. See also Chandra.\nSparsana, a name of V\u0101yu, 67\nSr\u0101ddhadeva, a name of Yama, 86\nSri, a name of Lakshmi, 127, 128\nSri Kanta, a name of Siva, 283\nSth\u0101nu, a name of Siva, 283\nSubhadr\u0101, sister of Krishna, 420\nSubramanya, a name of Kartikeya, 341\nSugriva, king of the monkeys, 35, 394; a son of Surya, 175\nSugriva, a messenger of the demons, sent to Durg\u0101, 304\nSukra, preceptor of the asuras, 122, 442; a planet, 434\nSumbha, a demon slain by Durg\u0101, 304 ff.\nSuperiority of one god, the, 11\nSupernakh\u0101, sister of R\u0101vana, 182 ff.\nSuperna, a name of Garuda, 449\nSurya, 9; an \u0100ditya, 32; hymns to, 32; Puranic account of his origin, 33; marriage, 33; becomes a horse, 34; names of, 34, 35; his children, 35. See also Ravi.\nSury\u0101, wife of the Asvins, 45\nSushena, 408\nSushna, a name of Vritra, 58\nSwarga, Indra's heaven, 61\nSwargapati, a name of Indra, 62\nSwayambhu, a name of Vishnu, 127\nT.\nTaittiriyas, origin of the, 7\nT\u0101r\u0101, a monkey leader, 175\nT\u0101r\u0101, wife of Vrihaspati, 74; a name of Durg\u0101, 317\nTaraka, a demon, 257\nTarika, a demon, 338\nT\u0101rini, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nTime, divisions of, 353\nTrees, sacred, 469\nTrident of Siva, the, how produced, 34\nTryambaka, a name of Siva, 283\nTuls\u012b, a sacred plant, 470\nTvastri, or Visvakarma, 74; quarrels with, and is slain by Indra, 77; the builder for the gods, 77\nU.\nUm\u0101, wife of Siva, 285 ff.; a compound of two distinct deities, 286; early meaning of her later names, 288; earlier account of her origin, 289\nUshas, the, origin and attributes of, 48; Vedic hymns addressed to, 49\nV.\nV\u0101ch, the goddess of speech, identified with Sarasvati, 109, 110\nV\u0101hans, or vehicles of the gods, the, 448\nVahni, a name of Agni, 27\nVaikunthan\u0101tha, a name of Vishnu, 127\nVaisr\u0101vana, a name of Kuvera, 388\nVaisravas, a name of Pulastya, 388\nVaivasvata, a name of Yama, 86\nVaka, an asura slain by Bh\u012bma, 417\nVaman incarnation, the, 155 ff.\nV\u0101nars, the monkeys who assisted R\u0101ma Chandra, 187\nVar\u0101ha incarnation, the, 144 ff.\nVaruna and Mitra, 37; characteristics of, 38; human sacrifices offered to, 41; the god of the ocean, 42; worshipped in seasons of drought, 41; assists the gods, 43; refuses to accede to R\u0101ma's prayer, 406\nVasishtha, a son of Brahm\u0101, 380\nVasudeva, the father of Krishna, 201\nV\u0101ta, a name of V\u0101yu, 66\nV\u0101yu, a storm-god, 9, 64; description of, 65\nVedas, the, 3 ff.\nVed\u0101vati, a name of Sit\u0101, 178\nVedic deities, the; how they obtained superiority over the asuras, 10\nVijay\u0101, a name of Durg\u0101, 306\nVirabhadra, an emanation of Siva, 445\nViradha, a giant slain by R\u0101ma Chandra, 182; cursed by Kuvera, 392\nVishnu, the preserver, 116; superior to other gods, 118; this admitted by Siva, 119; reason for his many incarnations, 121; benefit obtainable by his worship, 123; his pre-eminent position not acknowledged in Vedic age, 125; conquered in battle by Jalandhara, 444; his identity with Brahm\u0101 affirmed, 145\nVishvamvara, a name of Vishnu, 127\nVisvakarma. See Tvastri. The maker of Jagann\u0101th's image, 251\nVisvamitra, a hermit, 176 ff.\nVisvar\u016bpa, a son of Visvakarma, 76\nV\u012btihotra, a name of Agni, 27\nVivaswat, a name of Surya, 35\nVrihaspati, the preceptor of the gods, 228; one of the planets, 433\nVritraha, a name of Indra, 62\nY.\nY\u0101dapati, a name of Varuna, 44\nYadus, heroes of the Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata, 411 ff.\nYajneswara, a name of Vishnu, 127\nYakshi, wife of Kuvera, 392\nYama, origin of, 78; his kingdom, 80; hymns addressed to, 81; marriage, 83; interview with Savitri, 84\nYoganindra, the energy of Krishna, 201\nYudhisthira, a son of Dharma, 414; character of, 415; ruler of Hastinapur, 417 ff.\nYugas, the four, 357\n \n \nClick to enlarge\nPIPAL LEAVES.","title":"Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic: Part III. The Inferio...","type":"page"}