A view of the history, literature, and religion of the Hindoos, including a minute description of their manners and customs, and translations from their principal works . ained in the waters. In order to enter upon the work of creation,it was necessary to obtain these books, for the instruction of was therefore appointed to bring up the vddiis from thedeep ; who, taking the form of a fish, (some say and someanother,) descended into the waters, and brought up these sacredbooks. In the KGchyftpii incarnation, Vishnoo assumed the form of atortoise, and took the newly crea
A view of the history, literature, and religion of the Hindoos, including a minute description of their manners and customs, and translations from their principal works . ained in the waters. In order to enter upon the work of creation,it was necessary to obtain these books, for the instruction of was therefore appointed to bring up the vddiis from thedeep ; who, taking the form of a fish, (some say and someanother,) descended into the waters, and brought up these sacredbooks. In the KGchyftpii incarnation, Vishnoo assumed the form of atortoise, and took the newly created earth upon his back, to renderit stable. The Hindoos believe that to this hour the earth is suprported on the back of this tortoise. The Viirahti incarnation happened at one of the periodical des-tructions of the world, when the earth sunk into the waters. Vish-noo, the preserver, appearing in the form of a bdar fvurahti), des-cended into the waters, and with his tusks drew up the earth. ° An iron instrument of destruction like a -wheel. •> The reader will please to keep in mind that Brumhti means the one God, andthat Brtimha means the idol of that V I SHNOO. Tublislied W J/fligtfinbothazn, Midrfts. A Ea,rreri.,l,]tJii ACCOUNTS OF THE TEN INCARNATIONS. 3 What contemptible ideas on such a subject! The earth, with all itsmountains, &c. &c. made fast on the back of a turtle, or drawn upfrom the deep by the tusks of a hog! The fourth incarnation is called Niirtisinghii. Among other des-cendants of Diikshii, (the first man that Bittmha^created,) was Ktish-yiipu, a moonee, and his four wives, Ditee, IJditee, Viniita, andKiidroo. From Ditee, sprang the giants ; from Uditee, the gods ;.from Vin&ta, Giiroorii ; and from Ktidroo, the hydras. The giantspossessed amazing strength, and amongst them two arose of terrificpowers, named Hirtinytt-kushipoo, both of whomperformed religious austerities many thousand years to obtain im-mortality. Brflmha at length
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