Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . hotograph .From a native picture » 5) From Moors Hindu Pantheon » >> J5 From Moors Hindu Pantheon From a native picture 5J 5J Dasabhuja. From a native picture Jagaddhatri. „ Kali. Kali dancing on Siva. Annapurna. Ganesa. Kartikeya. Daksha. SUGRIVA. Monkeys constructing the Bridge at Lanka. Hanuman. From Moors Hindu Pantheon Arjuna shooting at the Fish. From a native picture Battle of the Kurus and the Pandavas. „ Garuda. From Moors Hindu Pantheon Jatayus. From a native picture Ganga. „ Shitala. From a native picture Manasa. Sasti. Sacred Trees. Drawn
Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . hotograph .From a native picture » 5) From Moors Hindu Pantheon » >> J5 From Moors Hindu Pantheon From a native picture 5J 5J Dasabhuja. From a native picture Jagaddhatri. „ Kali. Kali dancing on Siva. Annapurna. Ganesa. Kartikeya. Daksha. SUGRIVA. Monkeys constructing the Bridge at Lanka. Hanuman. From Moors Hindu Pantheon Arjuna shooting at the Fish. From a native picture Battle of the Kurus and the Pandavas. „ Garuda. From Moors Hindu Pantheon Jatayus. From a native picture Ganga. „ Shitala. From a native picture Manasa. Sasti. Sacred Trees. Drawn from Nature by the Rev. A. J. Bamford, B. A. :— Soma-plant The Tulsi The Bel . Banyan Tree .Fig Tree The Lotus The Nim. Pipal Leaves . ?> PAGE214218219229232236242245251257258259265267276 309326 328 333348352 374380 333394395397 60300 39o39i393 400 411412 The tail-pieces are taken from drawings of Hindu temples and decorationsin the works of RAM Raz, Rajendralala Mitra, FERGUSSON, andothers. PART I. THE VEDIC DEITIES. B. HINDU MYTHOLOGY. THE VEDIC DEITIES. CHAPTER I. THE VEDAS. BEFORE speaking of the Vedic Deities, it is necessary thatsomething be said concerning the Vedas themselves, the sourceof our information respecting these deities. The root of theword is vid} to know : hence the term Veda signifies knowledge;and as at first these books were not written, it signifies know-ledge that is heard, or orally communicated. The Vedas arenot supposed to be the work of a single person, but it is believedthat they were communicated to a number of Rishis or saints,who in their turn transmitted them to their disciples. The instruction contained in these writings is said to havebeen breathed forth by God Himself. At other times it is saidto have issued from Him like smoke from fire. Sometimes theVedas are said to have sprung from the elements. The accountsof their origin differ in form, but agree in teaching that theywere the direct gift of God to man ; and hence they are
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