. The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day . is called in SanskritparacuSf the Greek nt\inx^^ (hence the name of this ava-tar) , but also incarnates himself in Rama. Karttaviryais described as being in possession of a thousand arms, wielding a thousand weapons,but Rama, endowed with thedivine powers of Vishnu, con-quers him after a decisivestruggle. The Rama Chandra ava-tar has taken a firm hold onthe Indian mind, and is de-scribed in the Ramajana, anepic which is the Hindu Od-yssey, to the narrative of which the legend of Ramabears a great rese
. The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day . is called in SanskritparacuSf the Greek nt\inx^^ (hence the name of this ava-tar) , but also incarnates himself in Rama. Karttaviryais described as being in possession of a thousand arms, wielding a thousand weapons,but Rama, endowed with thedivine powers of Vishnu, con-quers him after a decisivestruggle. The Rama Chandra ava-tar has taken a firm hold onthe Indian mind, and is de-scribed in the Ramajana, anepic which is the Hindu Od-yssey, to the narrative of which the legend of Ramabears a great resemblance. Rama Chandra lived with his wife Sita (frequentlyregarded as an incarnation of Lakshmi) and with his half-brother Lakshmana in the wilderness of the south, wherehe had withdrawn in order to obey his father, who hadunjustly banished him and appointed Bharata, anotherson of his, as heir to the throne. The demon-king, Ra-vana, waged war against Rama, and carried off Sita whilehe and his brother were hunting. It is impossible to re-late here Ramas adventures in detail, how he fought. The Monkey King Sugriva FighTING. (Reproducedfrom Coleman.) BRAHMANISM AND HINDUISM. 85 with giants and demons, how the monkey kings, Lugrivaand Hanunian, became his allies, how Hanuman jumped
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