Hinduism
Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic: Contents
Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic, by W.J. Wilkins, [1900]
| | 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 |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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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| 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 |