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Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic: Part III. The Inferio...

Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic, by W.J. Wilkins, [1900] A. Adikavi, a name of Brahmā, 107 Aditi, character and attributes of, 17; resorted to for pardon, 17; origin of, 18; the mother of Vishnu in the Dwarf incarnation, 18 Ādityas, the, 18; various lists of, 19; probably sun-gods, 19 Agastya, a son of Varuna, 44 Agni, description of, 21; cause of his superiority, 10; Vedic attributes of, 22; a Rākshas, 27; the father of Nila, 27; the reputed father of Kartikeya, 337; cursed by Bhrigu, 36 Ahalyā, wife of Gautama, seduced by Indra, 60; released from her husband's curse, 177 Airavata, Indra's elephant, 448 Ambikā, a name of Umā, 285 Amburāja, a name of Varuna, 44 Ananga, a name of Kāmadeva, 261 Ananta, a name of Vishnu, 127 Anasuyā, wife of Atri, 371 Anginas, a son of Brahmā, 369 Anila, a name of Vāyu, 67 Animals, sacred, 448 ff. Annapurnā, a name of Durgā, 318 Ansumān, a son of Sagara, 463 Antaka, a name of Yama, 86 Apava, a name of Brahmā, 99 Apsaras, the, 482 Ardhanārishwara, a form of Siva and Parvati united, 318 Arjuna, son of Indra, 414; character of, 416; fights with Siva, 421 Asuras, the dispute between them and the gods, 158; description of, 437; word used in different senses, 438 ff. Asvamedha, or horse sacrifice, 463 Asvins, 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 Ātmabhu, a name of Brahmā, 107 Atri, a son of Brahmā, 371 B. Bajri, a name of Indra, 62 Balarāma, incarnation of Vishnu, 220 ff.; also of Sesha, 221 Bali, a Daitya king, slain by Vishnu, 156 ff.; a monkey chief, the son of Indra, 175 Bāli, a monkey king, the usurper of Sugriva's throne, 395 Bhadrakāli, a name of Durgā, 306 Bhagavata, a name of Siva, 283 Bharata, a brother of Rāma Chandra, 175 Bhāskara, a name of Surya, 35 Bhīma, a son of Vāyu, 414; character of, 415; conflicts of, 426 ff. Bhishma, a son of Gangā, 414; commander-in-chief of the Kuru army, 413; death of, 428 Bhrigu, a son of Brahmā, 363; origin of, 364; priest at Daksha's sacrifice, 364; curses Indra, 364; also Agni, 366; changes a Kshattriya into a Brāhman, 367 Bhutanāth, a name of Siva, 487 Bhuteshwara, a name of Siva, 283 Brahma, the supreme deity, 93; derivation of the name, 95; hymn to, 95 Brahmā, the creator, 99; called Nārāyana, 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 Nārada, 384 Brāhmana, a, defined, 4 Brahmanaspati, a name of Agni, 28 Bridge, building of the, to Lanka, 398 Brihaspati, a name of Agni, 28; explanation of attributes, 28 Buddha, 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 Budha, one of the planets, 433 C. Chaitanya, incarnation of Vishnu, 253 ff. Chanchalā, name of Lakshmi, 133 Chanda, a demon slain by Durgā, 312 Chandi, a form of Durgā, 309, 312 Chandra, one of the planets, 432. See also Soma. Chandrashekara, a name of Siva, 283 Chhāgaratha, a name of Agni, 28 Chinnamustakā, a name of Durgā, 317 Chitragupta, son of Indrāni, 63 Chyavana, a sage cured by the Asvins, 46 Civilization, origin of, 16 Cow of plenty, the, 167 Creation, the, Vedic account of, 343; Manu's, 346; Puranic, 347 D. Daksha, a son of Brahmā, 372 Damodara, a name of Vishnu, 127 Dandadhara, a name of Yama, 86 Dasabhujā, a name of Durgā, 307 Dasaratha, the father of Rāma Chandra, 172 Dasyas, the, a tribe who assisted in building Rāma's bridge, 192 Devaki, mother of Krishna, 201 Devasenā, wife of Kartikeya, 337 Devi, a name of Umā, 284 Dhananjaya, a name of Agni, 27 Dharmarāja, a name of Yama, 86 Dhātā, a name of Brahmā, 107 Dhenkī, the vāhan of Nārada, 479 Dhenuka, an asura slain by Balarāma, 222 Dhritarāshtra, the father of the Kurus, 412 Dhūmketu, a name of Agni, 27 Digambara, a name of Siva, 283 Discus, the, of Vishnu, how made, 34 Diti, the wife of Kasyapa, 67 Divakara, a name of Surya, 35 Divapati, a name of Indra, 62 Divodāsa, King of Benares, misled by Vishnu as Buddha, 228 Draupadi, the wife of the Pandus, 418 Drona, the preceptor of the Kurus and Pandus, 416 Durgā, a demon slain by Durgā, 296 Durgā, various accounts of her origin, 297 ff.; when worshipped, 300; names of, 301; her great conflict, 302 Durvāsas, a sage, 413 Duryodhana, the ruler of Hastināpur, 414, 421 Dyaus and Prithivi, the most ancient of the Vedic gods, 13; Dyaus superseded by Indra, 14; Puranic account of Prithivi, 15 E. Ekadanta, a name of Ganesa, 327 Ekāvirā, a name of Kāli, 314 F. Flood, the, account of, from the Vedas, 134; the Mahābhārata, 136; and from the Bhagavata Purāna, 137 G. Gandharvas, the, 483 Gandhavaha, a name of Vāyu, 67 Ganesa, 323; birth of, 325; object of his birth, 329; hymn to, 331; writer of the Mahābhārata, 331; recent incarnation of, 332; he outwits Kartikeya, 341 Ganesajanani, a name of Durgā, 320 Gangā, the daughter of Himālaya, 460; brought to earth by Bhagirath, 466 Gangādhara, a name of Siva, 283 Garuda, Vishnu's vehicle, acts as a disciple of Vishnu, 228; birth of, 449; antipathy to snakes, 454; assists Rāma, 453; encourages Ansumān to seek his uncles, 453 Gautama, Indra's spiritual guide, 60; a name of Buddha, 230, 232 Gāyatri, the, quoted, 30; praise of, 31; a wife of Brahmā, 111 Girisha, a name of Siva, 283 Gods, the, how they became superior to the asuras, 10; they and the goddesses cursed by Savitri, 112 Gopāl, a name of Krishna, 200 Gopinath, a name of Krishna, 200 Grahapati, a name of Surya, 35 Guardians of the world, the, 390 H. Hanumān, the ally of Rāma, 66; his birth and work, 401 Har-Hari, a form of Siva and Vishnu united, 276 Hari, a name of Vishnu, 127 Haripriyā, a name of Lakshmi, 133 Harischandra, 41 Hayagriva, a demon who stole the Vedas, 138 Hiranyagarbha, a name of Brahmā, 107 Hiranyakasipu, a demon slain by Vishnu, 149; a son of Kasyapa, 371 Hiranyāksha, a demon slain by Vishnu, 147; a son of Kasyapa, 371 I. Indra, 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 Visvarūpa, 76; outwitted by Krishna, 207; cursed by Bhrigu, 364 Indrajit, a son of Rāvana, 192 Indrāni, the wife of Indra, 63 Isāna, a name of Siva, 283 Ishwar, a name of Siva, 283 J. Jagaddhātri, a form of Durgā, 308 Jagadgauri, a form of Durgā, 317 Jagannāth, an incarnation of Vishnu, 248 ff; Is the worship of this deity disguised Buddhism? 251 Jain deities, the, 488 Jaladhija, a name of Lakshmi, 133 Jalandhara, 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 Jalapati, a name of Varuna, 44 Jamadagni, the father of Parasurāma, 165 Jamadagnya, a name of Parasurāma, 165 Janaka, father-in-law of Rāma Chandra, 177 ff. Janārddana, a name of Vishnu, 127 Jatāyus, a vulture who fought with Rāvana, 456 Jaya, a name of Durgā, 306 Jivalana, a name of Agni, 27 K. Ka? 480 Kabandha, a giant slain by Rāma, 186 Kaitabhajit, a name of Vishnu, 127 Kāla, a name of Yama, 86 Kālanemi, a demon attacked by Hanumān, 404 Kālarātri, a name of Kāli, 314 Kāli, a form of Durgā, 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 Kāli Yuga, description of, 246 Kalki Avatāra of Vishnu, 245 Kalpa, explanation of, 354 Kālyāyani, a name of Durgā, 306 Kāmadeva, 256; consumed by Siva, 257 Kāmdhenu, the cow of plenty, 339 Kandarpa, a name of Kāmadeva, 302 Kansa, an asura slain by Krishna, 199 Kapāli, a name of Durgā, 306 Kapila, a name of Durgā, 306 Kapila, a form of Krishna, 464 Karāli, a name of Durgā, 306 Karmasākshi, a name of Surya, 35 Karna, a son of Surya, 35; character of, 416 Kartikeya, 334 ff. Kārttavirya, a Kshattriya king, slain by Parasurāma, 166 ff. Kasyapa, the father of Garuda, 450 Katyayini, a name of Durgā, 306 Kesava, a name of Vishnu, 124 Ketu, the descending node, 436 Kratu, a son of Brahmā, 369 Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, 197; reason of this incarnation, 199; saved by Vasudeva, 202; destroys Putanā, 204; releases the sons of Kuvera from a curse, 205; destroys the Bakāsura, 206; outwits Indra, 207; restores the jewel Syamantaka, 207; beloved by the Gopis, 209; protects Rādhā, 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 Mahābhārata, 218; a deceiver, 219 Krishnakrorā, a name of Durgā, 320 Kritārita, a name of Yama, 86 Kumāri, a name of Durgā, 306 Kumbhakarna, a Rākshas, 486 Kurma, an incarnation of Vishnu, 141 ff. Kurus, the sons of Dritarāshtra, 422 ff. Kushumesu, a name of Kāmadeva, 261 Kuvera, the god of wealth, 388 L. Lakshman, a brother of Rāma Chandra, 175 Lakshmi, origin of, 127; description of, from the Vishnu Purāna, 130; and from the Rāmāyana, 132 Lokamāta, a name of Lakshmi, 133 Lokesha, a name of Brahmā, 107 M. Madan, a name of Kāmadeva, 261 Madhava, a name of Vishnu, 127 Madhusudana, a-name of Vishnu, 127 Mahābhārata, the heroes of the, 411 Mahādeva, a name of Siva, 275 Mahākāla, a name of Siva, 283 Mahāmāri, a name of Kāli, 316 Mahāmāya, a name of Durgā, 306 Mahendra, a name of Indra, 62 Maheshwara, a name of Siva, 283 Mahisha, a demon slain by Durgā, 308 Mahishamārdini, a name of Durgā, 308 Manasa, the snake goddess, 474 Mangala, a planet, 432. See also Kartikeya. Manmatha, a name of Kāmadeva, 261 —, author of the Institutes quoted, 4 Manvantara, 353 Mara, a name of Kāmadeva, 261 Maricha, a hermit who assisted Rāvana, 184 Marichi, a son of Brahmā, 370 Mārtanda, a name of Surya, 35 Mārut, a name of Vāyu, 67 Maruts, the, 12, 67; origin of name of, 68 Mathuranāth, a name of Krishna, 200 Matsya Avatāra, the, 134 ff. Meghavāhana, a name of Indra, 62 Mihira, a name of Surya, 35 Mitra and Varuna, 37; hymns descriptive of, 39 Mritunjaya, a name of Siva, 283 Muktakesi, a name of Durgā, 317 Mukunda, a name of Vishnu, 127 N. Nakula, a son of the Asvins, 415 Nala, the builder of Rāma's bridge, 406 Nanda, the foster-father of Krishna, 202 Nandi, Siva's bull, 448 Nārada, a son of Brahmā, 382; his appearance at the court of Yudhisthira, 420; his advice to Jalandhara, 444 Nārāyana, a name of Brahmā, 99; also of Vishnu, 118 Nilmādhava, a name of Vishnu, 252 Nisumbha, a giant slain by Durgā, 305 Nrisingha Avatāra, the, 149 ff. O. Ocean, the churning of the, 128 Om, explanation of the word, 95 P. Padma, a name of Lakshmi, 128 Padmālaya, a name of Lakshmi, 128 Panchānana, a form of Siva, 283 Pāndu, the father of the Pāndus, 413 Pāndus, heroes of the Mahābhārata, 413 ff. Panyakirti, a name of Garuda, 228 Paramesthi, a name of Brahmā, 107 Parasakti, a name of Durgā, 312 Parasurāma Avatāra, the, of Vishnu, 162 if. Parijātā tree, the, 60 Parjanya, a storm deity, 63 Pārvati, wife of Siva, 289; how she became fair, 290; Puranic account of her origin, 291; why she visited the earth, 292 Pasī, a name of Varuna, 44 Pātala, the infernal regions, 161 Pavan, a name of Vāyu, 66 Penance, forms of, 123, 339 Pisāchas, the, 487 Pitamvara, a name of Vishnu, 127 Pitripati, a name of Yama, 86 Planets, the, 431 Prachetas, a name of Varuna, 44 Prāchetasas, the reputed parents of Daksha, 374 Pradyumna, a name of Kāmadeva, 261 Prahlāda, a son of Hiranyakasipu, 150 ff. Prajāpati, the term explained, 96, 373 Pratyangirā, a name of Durgā, 318 Prithi, the wife of Pulastya, 368 Prithivi. See Dyaus. Prithu, the father of Prithivi, 16 Pulaha, a son of Brahmā, 369 ff. Pulastya, 368 ff. Purānas, the, 89 Puranic deities identified with Vedic, 97 Purus, the, heroes of the Mahābhārata, 411 ff. Purusha, a name of Vishnu, 127 Purusha Sūkta quoted, 94 Purushottama, a name of Vishnu, 127 Pushan, a sun-god, 36; Puranic, account of, 37 R. Rāhu, the ascending node, 435; an ambassador of Siva, 445 Rāji, an earthly king who became Indra, 58 Rākshasas, the, cloud demons, 64; description of, in later books, 171, 485 Rāma Chandra Avatāra, the, 170 ff.; worshipped Durgā; superiority acknowledged by Parasurāma, 168; the saviour, 197 Rāmāyana, the gods of the, 170 ff. Rati, wife of Kāmadeva, 258 Rāvana, a Rākshas, 171; his destruction foretold by Sitā, 179; slain by Rāma Chandra, 193 Ravi, 432. See also Surya. Revati, wife of Balarāma, 223 Ribhus, the, 75 Richika, grandfather of Parasurāma, 163 Rivers, the sacred, 468 Rudra, 12; his quarrel with Brahmā, 102; origin of, 266. See also Siva. Rukmini, the wife of Krishna, 200 S. Sāgara, asvamedha, or horse sacrifice of, 463 Sahadeva, a son of the Asvins, 415 Sakambhari, a name of Durgā, 306 Sakra, a name of Indra, 62 Saktis; the, 320 Salya, a leader in the Pāndu war, 413, 427 Samana, a name of Yama, 86 Samavurti, a name of Yama, 86 Sāmbhu, a name of Siva, 272 Sampati, 456 Samvara, a demon who carried off Kāmadeva, 259 Sangnā, wife of Surya, 33 Sanhita, definition of a, 4 Sani, a planet, 435 Sankara, a name of Siva, 280 Saptajihva, a name of Agni, 28 Sarasvati, the wife of Brahmā, 107 Sastī, the goddess, 477 Sati, a name of Umā, 285 Satrughna, a brother of Rāma Chandra, 175 Satyavān, a hermit restored to life by Yama, 84 Savitri, identical with Surya, 32; wife of Satyavān, 85; name of Sarasvati, 111. See also Surya. Savitripati, a name of Brahmā, 107 Sesha, the serpent deity, incarnate in Balarāma, 221 Shalgrāma, the, 478 Shitalā, 473 Siddha-Senāni, a name of Durgā, 306 Singhavāhini, a name of Durgā, 308 Sitā, origin and previous birth of, 178. See Rāma Chandra. Sivā, the Destroyer, 263; worshipped by Brahmā, 105; foretells the destruction of Rāvana, 187; overcome by Krishna, 215; identified with Rudra, 263; and with Agni, 266; marries Umā, 267; slighted by Daksha, 267; reason for living an ascetic life, [paragraph continues] 267, 274; why called Mahādeva, 275; origin of third eye of, 277; represented by the Linga, 280 Skanda, a name of Kartikeya, 335, 338 Smarahāra, a name of Siva, 283 Soma, description of, 69; how the soma-plant was brought to earth, 71; his marriage, 72; identified with the moon, 73; seduces Tārā, 74. See also Chandra. Sparsana, a name of Vāyu, 67 Srāddhadeva, a name of Yama, 86 Sri, a name of Lakshmi, 127, 128 Sri Kanta, a name of Siva, 283 Sthānu, a name of Siva, 283 Subhadrā, sister of Krishna, 420 Subramanya, a name of Kartikeya, 341 Sugriva, king of the monkeys, 35, 394; a son of Surya, 175 Sugriva, a messenger of the demons, sent to Durgā, 304 Sukra, preceptor of the asuras, 122, 442; a planet, 434 Sumbha, a demon slain by Durgā, 304 ff. Superiority of one god, the, 11 Supernakhā, sister of Rāvana, 182 ff. Superna, a name of Garuda, 449 Surya, 9; an Āditya, 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. Suryā, wife of the Asvins, 45 Sushena, 408 Sushna, a name of Vritra, 58 Swarga, Indra's heaven, 61 Swargapati, a name of Indra, 62 Swayambhu, a name of Vishnu, 127 T. Taittiriyas, origin of the, 7 Tārā, a monkey leader, 175 Tārā, wife of Vrihaspati, 74; a name of Durgā, 317 Taraka, a demon, 257 Tarika, a demon, 338 Tārini, a name of Durgā, 306 Time, divisions of, 353 Trees, sacred, 469 Trident of Siva, the, how produced, 34 Tryambaka, a name of Siva, 283 Tulsī, a sacred plant, 470 Tvastri, or Visvakarma, 74; quarrels with, and is slain by Indra, 77; the builder for the gods, 77 U. Umā, 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 Ushas, the, origin and attributes of, 48; Vedic hymns addressed to, 49 V. Vāch, the goddess of speech, identified with Sarasvati, 109, 110 Vāhans, or vehicles of the gods, the, 448 Vahni, a name of Agni, 27 Vaikunthanātha, a name of Vishnu, 127 Vaisrāvana, a name of Kuvera, 388 Vaisravas, a name of Pulastya, 388 Vaivasvata, a name of Yama, 86 Vaka, an asura slain by Bhīma, 417 Vaman incarnation, the, 155 ff. Vānars, the monkeys who assisted Rāma Chandra, 187 Varāha incarnation, the, 144 ff. Varuna 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 Rāma's prayer, 406 Vasishtha, a son of Brahmā, 380 Vasudeva, the father of Krishna, 201 Vāta, a name of Vāyu, 66 Vāyu, a storm-god, 9, 64; description of, 65 Vedas, the, 3 ff. Vedāvati, a name of Sitā, 178 Vedic deities, the; how they obtained superiority over the asuras, 10 Vijayā, a name of Durgā, 306 Virabhadra, an emanation of Siva, 445 Viradha, a giant slain by Rāma Chandra, 182; cursed by Kuvera, 392 Vishnu, 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 Brahmā affirmed, 145 Vishvamvara, a name of Vishnu, 127 Visvakarma. See Tvastri. The maker of Jagannāth's image, 251 Visvamitra, a hermit, 176 ff. Visvarūpa, a son of Visvakarma, 76 Vītihotra, a name of Agni, 27 Vivaswat, a name of Surya, 35 Vrihaspati, the preceptor of the gods, 228; one of the planets, 433 Vritraha, a name of Indra, 62 Y. Yādapati, a name of Varuna, 44 Yadus, heroes of the Mahābhārata, 411 ff. Yajneswara, a name of Vishnu, 127 Yakshi, wife of Kuvera, 392 Yama, origin of, 78; his kingdom, 80; hymns addressed to, 81; marriage, 83; interview with Savitri, 84 Yoganindra, the energy of Krishna, 201 Yudhisthira, a son of Dharma, 414; character of, 415; ruler of Hastinapur, 417 ff. Yugas, the four, 357 Click to enlarge PIPAL LEAVES.