Manual of mythology : Greek and Roman, Norse, and old German, Hindoo and Egyptian mythology . or are not regarded as separate, independent gods, butmerely as three manifestations or revelations or phases of theSpirit or energy of the supreme incomprehensible beingBrahm. This trinity is a comparatively late trinity of the later Vedic writings is composed rather,of the representative gods of earth, air, and sky. Agni,Vayu, and Surya. Again, no such trinity as the Brahmanic,appears to be known in the Mahabharata, which representsBrahma, Vishnu, and Indra as being the
Manual of mythology : Greek and Roman, Norse, and old German, Hindoo and Egyptian mythology . or are not regarded as separate, independent gods, butmerely as three manifestations or revelations or phases of theSpirit or energy of the supreme incomprehensible beingBrahm. This trinity is a comparatively late trinity of the later Vedic writings is composed rather,of the representative gods of earth, air, and sky. Agni,Vayu, and Surya. Again, no such trinity as the Brahmanic,appears to be known in the Mahabharata, which representsBrahma, Vishnu, and Indra as being the sons of Mahadeva,or Siva. Perhaps, however, the reason of this is to be foundin the mutual jealousy of the two great sects, Vaishnavas andSaivas, into which the Hindoo religion came to be Brahm as the self-existent—of whom there is no image—there existed neither temples nor altars. As signifying,among other things, the principle of divinity, the nameBrahm is of the neuter gender, and the divine essence is de-scribed as that which illumines all, delights all, whence all XL!. Trimurti, or Hmduo Innity,
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