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Presentedtothe LIBRARYofthe UNIVERSITYOFTORONTO by PROFESSOR A. K. WARDER | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
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III. BAND1. HEFTA. Subskriptionspreis M. 8. 20. Einzelpreis 9. 70. GRUNDRISS DER INDO-ARISCHENPHILOLOGIE UND ALTERTUMSKUNDE UNTERMITWIRKUNGVON A. BAINES-LONDON, R. G. BHANDARKAR-PUNA, M. BLOOMFIELD-BALTIMORE, J. BURGESS-EDINBURGH, O. FRANKE-KONIGSBERG, R. GARBE-TUBINGEN,\V. GEIGER-ERLANGEN,K. GELDNER-BERLIN, G. A. GRIE... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
Indiesem Werksoilzumersten Maider Versuchgemachtwerden,einen Gesamtiiber-blickiiberdieeinzelnen Gebietederindp-arischen Philologieund Altertumskunde in knapperundsystematischer Darstellungzu geben. Die Mehrzdilder Gegenstandewird damitiiberhauptzumersten Maieinezusammen-hangendeabgerundete Behandlungerfahren; deshalbda... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
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GRUNDRISSDERINDO-ARISCHEN PHILOLOGIEUNOALTERTUMSKUNDE (ENCYCLOPEDIAOFINDO-ARYANRESEARCH) HERAUSGEGEBENVONG. BUHLER. III. BAND,1. HEFTA. VEDICMYTHOLOGY BY A. A. MACDONELL. STRASSBURG VERLAGVONKARLJ. TRUBNER 1897. | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
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GRUNDRISSDERINDO-ARISCHEN PHILOLOGIEUNOALTERTUMSKUNDE (ENCYCLOPEDIAOFINDO-ARYANRESEARCH) HERAUSGEGEBENVONG. BUHLER. III. BAND,I. HEFTA. VEDICMYTHOLOGY BY A. A. MACDONELL. I. INTRODUCTION. i. Religionandmythology. Religioninitswidestsenseincludes ontheonehandtheconceptionwhichmenentertainofthedivineor supernaturalpowers... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
III. RELIGION;WELTL. Wl SSENSCH. U. KUNST. IA. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. Essays. I;Chipsfroma German Workship,IV2,155201;Physical Religion276-8 ; SCHWARTZ,Der Urspfungder Mythologie;MANNHARDT,Antike Wald-und Feldkulte, Berlin1871,Preface;MULLENHOFF inprefaceto MANNHARDT SMythologische For-schungen,Strassburg1884;LANG,Mythology. ... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
2. CHARACTERISTICS OFVEDICMYTHOLOGY. 3. SOURCESOFV. M. 3 pre-Vedicperiod,theseverancemayhavebecomecomplete. Suchisthe casewith Varuna,inwhomtheconnexioncanonlybeinferredfrommytho logicaltraitssurvivingfromanearlierage. Theprocessofabstractionhas hereproceededsofar,that Varunascharacterresemblesthatofthedivine rulerinam... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
4III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. tendencytoabstractionattheendofthe Rigvedicperiod,exhibitsinitslatest bookthebeginningsofakindofmonotheismandevensignsofpantheism. Thehymnsofthiscollectionhavingbeencomposedwithaviewtothesa crificialritual,especiallythatofthe Somaoffering,furnishadispropor... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
4. METHODTOBEPURSUED. Brahmanas is,moreover,explicit. Thus^Prajapatiissaidtobethe All(SB. i,3i5)orthe A11andeverything(SB. i,6,42 ;4,5i72 )-Thegodshavinglosttheirdistinctivefeatures,thereisapparentatend encytodividethemintogroups. Thusitischaracteristicoftheperiodthat thesupernaturalpowersformthetwohostilecampsofthe De... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
6III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. anduncertainconclusionsofcomparativemythology,butwiththeinformation suppliedby Indianliterature,whichcontainsapracticallycontinuousrecord of Indianmythologyfromitsmostancientsourceinthe RV. downtomodern times2. Allthematerialbearingonanydeityormythoughttob... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
5. THEAVESTAANDVEDICMYTHOLOGY. 7 whichconnectsthemwithwhatprecedesandfollows. Afteracarefulestim ationoftheinternalevidenceofthe Veda,aidedbysuchcorroboration asthelaterphasesof Indianliteraturemayafford,furtherlightshouldbe soughtfromthecloselyalliedmythologyofthe Iranians. Comparisonwith itmayconfirmtheresultsderived... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
8III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. air;Apamnapat,the Sonof Waters=Apamnapat;Gandharva=Gandarewa and Krsanu=Keresaniaredivinebeingsconnectedwithsoma=haoma. To Trita Aptyacorrespondtwomythicalpersonagesnamed Thritaand Athwya, andto Indra Vrtrahanthedemon Indraandthegeniusofvictory Verethragna... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
>. COMPARATIVEMYTHOLOGY. 7. COSMOLOGY. thirdorinvisibleworldofheaven,whichistheabodeoflightandthedwelling placeofthegods. Heaven,air,andearthformthefavouritetriadofthe RV.,constantlyspokenofexplicitlyorimplicitly(8,io6. go6&c. ). Thes&ter S^ phenomenawhichappear,totakeplaceonthevaultofthesky,arereferred toheaven... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
io III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. apart. Asimilarnotionisfoundinthe AB.,whereitisremarked(2,iy8 ) that1000daysjourneyforahorsetheheavenlyworldisdistantfromhere. Another Brahmanastatesthattheheavenlyworldisasfarfromthisworld as1000cowsstandingoneachother(PB. 16,86 ;21,i9). Theairorinterme... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
8. COSMOGONY. n Linecosmicorderorlawprevailinginnatureisrecognisedunderthe nameofrta(properlythecourseofthings),whichisconsideredtobe undertheguardianshipofthehighestgods. Thesamewordalsodesignates orderinthemoralworldastruthandright,andinthereligiousworldas sacrificeorrite. ^J i ROTH,ZDMG. 6,68. 2Cp. Sp. AP. 122;KRV. ... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
12III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. afterdrought,hasthreeprincipleapplicationsinthe RV. Thefirstistem poral,asinvolvingtheideaofpriority. Onephenomenonprecedinganother isspokenofasitsparent. Thusthedawnsgenerate(Jan)thesunandthe morningsacrifice(7,783 ),while Dawnherselfisbornof Night(i,123... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
8. COSMOGONY. asitaccountsfortheformationoftheworldfromthebodyofagiant. Withhimthegodsperformedasacrifice,whenhisheadbecamethesky, hisnaveltheair,andhisfeettheearth. Fromhismindsprangthemoon, fromhiseyethesun,fromhismouth Indraand Agni,fromhisbreath,wind. Thefourcastesalsoarosefromhim. Hismouthbecamethebrahmana, hisarm... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
14HI. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. not,however,alwaysthestartingpoint. Thecreatorhereis Prajapatior thepersonal. Brahma,whoisnotonlyfatherofgods,men,anddemons,but isthe All. Prajapatiishereananthropomorphic representationofthedesire whichisthefirstseedspokenofin RV. 10,129. Inalltheseaccoun... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
9. ORIGINOFGODSANDMEN. 10. GENERALCHARACTERANDCLASSIFICATION. 15 Manus(i,80l6 );orheis Yama Vaivasvata,Vivasvatsson,whowithhis twinsister Yam!producedthehumanrace. Theoriginofmen,whenthought ofasgoingbackbeyondthisfirstancestor,seemstohavebeenconceived ascelestial. Vivasvat(18)isthefatheroftheprimevaltwins,whileonce th... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
16III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. Thesecombinations resultinattributespeculiartotheonegodattachingthem selvestotheother,evenwhenthelatterappearsalone. Thus Agnicomes tobecalled Soma-drinker,Vrtra-slayer,winnerofcowsandwaters,sunand dawns,attributesallprimarilybelongingto Indra. Theindefin... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
THEVEDICGODS,io. GENERALCHARACTERANDCLASSIFICATION. 17 rosetheirtemporarilymonotheisticforcethroughthemodificationsorcor-lectionssuppliedbythecontextorevenbythesameverse. Thusapoet saysthat Agnialone,like Varuna,islordofwealth. Itshouldalsobe rememberedthatgodsareconstantlyinvokedinpairs,triads,andlargergroups, eventhe... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
20III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. inthe RV. wheretheyarespokenofasgreatandsmall,youngandold (i,2713)..Itisprobablethatthisstatementrepresentsthesettledviewof the Vedicpoetsastogradationofrankamongthegods(cp. pp. 14. 17). Itisonlyaseemingcontradictionwheninonepassage(8,30)itissaid withrefe... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 11. DYAUS. 21 Aclassificationaccordingtotheageofthemythologicalcreationwouldthere forerestontoouncertainafoundation. Thestageofpersonificationwhichthevariousdeitiesrepresent,might furnishapossiblebasisofclassification. Butthetaskofdrawingaclear lineofdemarcationwouldinvolvetoomanydifficulties. Onthewhole... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
20III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. inthe RY. wheretheyarespokenofasgreatandsmall,youngandold (i,2713). Itisprobablethatthisstatementrepresentsthesettledviewof the Vedicpoetsastogradationofrankamongthegods(cp. pp. 14. 17). Itisonlyaseemingcontradictionwheninonepassage(8,30l )itissaid withre... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 11. DYAUS. 21 Aclassificationaccordingtotheageofthemythologicalcreationwouldthere forerestontoouncertainafoundation. Thestageofpersonificationwhichthevariousdeitiesrepresent,,might furnishapossiblebasisofclassification. Butthetaskofdrawingaclear lineofdemarcationwouldinvolvetoomanydifficulties. Onthewhol... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
22III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. heismentionedonlythreetimesquitealone,oncebeingcalledthe father(1,715)^oncelofty(i,543 ),an(*oncetheloftyabode1^477)-Tr T~t Woofthe~~fouroccurrences intheaccusative Dyausismentionedwith Prthiv T,oncealoneandwithoutanydistinctivestatement(i,i;43),andonce (... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 12. VARUNA. 23 inwhichheisinvokedalongwithhisdouble Mitraaretakenintoaccount, hewouldonlycomefifthinorderofpriority,rankingconsiderablybelow the Asvinsandaboutonanequalitywiththe Maruts(cp. p. 20). Theanthropomorphismof Varunaspersonalityismorefullydeveloped onthemoralthanthephysicalside. Thedescriptions... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
24HI. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. previousmentionof Varuna),todemonscombatedby Indra(i,338 ),and tothegodsingeneral(io,io8 ). Inonepassagethe Adityasaresaidto lookdownlikespiesfromaheight(8,47IX ). Thatthesespieswereprimarily connectedwith Mitraand Varunaistobeinferredfromthefactthatthe Ir... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 12. VARUNA. 25 thewaters,thesuninthesky,Somaontherock(5,852 ). Hehasmadea widepathforthesun(i,24s ;7,87*). Varuna,Mitra,and Aryamanopen pathsforthesun(7,6o4 ). Theorder(rta)of Mitraand Varunaisestablished wherethesteedsofthesunareloosed(5,621 ). Thewindwhichresounds throughtheairis Varunasbreath(7,8j2 ).... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
26III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. YEDICMYTHOLOGY. asauniversalruler,retainingonlythecontrolofthedepartmentofwaters. Heisconnectedwiththewatersas Somawiththemountains(AV. 3,33 ). Asadivinefatherheshedsrain-waters(AV. 4,i5I2 J. Hisgoldenhouseis inthewaters(AV. 7,83). Heistheoverlordofwaters,heand Mitraare ... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 12. VARUNA. 27 (2,285 ;5,857-8 ). Hereleasesnotonlyfromthesinswhichmenthemselves commit,butfromthosecommittedbytheirfathers(7,865 ). Hesparesthe suppliantwhodailytransgresseshislaws(i,25)andisgracioustothose whohavebrokenhislawsbythoughtlessness (7,,Sp5 ). Thereisinfactno hymnto Varuna(andthe Adityas)inw... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
28III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. heightsofheaven,whogatherstheclouds,whowieldsthethunderbolt,and whosewillislaw. Thephenomenawithwhichthetwogreatestgodsofthe RV. were originallyconnected,largelyaccountsforthedifferenceintheirpersonality. Varunaasconcernedwiththeregularlyrecurringphenomen... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 13. MITRA. 29 5BDA. 1201;ORV. 163. 6BRV.-3,81;v. BRADKE,ZDMG. 48,499501; )RV. 163. 294. 7Cf. BDA. 55. 60. OST. 5,70;ROTH,PW. s. v. Varuna; BRV. 3,ii6ff. ;v. SCHROEDER,WZKM. 9,119. 9Cf. TB. I,7,id;Sayanaon RV. i,893;2,388;7,871;TS. i,8,i6t..-10Cp. WVB. 1894,p. 38.-ii BOLLENSEN,OO. 2,467.-I2ROTII,Nirukta,E... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
30III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. IA. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. receiveawhiteand Varunaadarkvictimatthesacrificialpost(TS. 2,i,7*. 91 ;MS. 2,57. )4. Thesomewhatscantyevidenceofthe Vedashowingthat Mitraisasolardeity,iscorroboratedbythe Avestaand Persianreligionin general. Here Mithraisundoubtedlyasun-godoragodoflightspe... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 14. SURYA. 31 hewasplacedbythegodsinheaven(10,8811 ). Accordingtoanotherorder ofideasheissaidtohavearisenfromtheeyeoftheworld-giant Purusa (io,90^). Inthe AV. (4,io5 )thesun(divakara}isevendescribedashaving sprungfrom Vrtra. Variousindividualgodsaresaidtohaveproducedthesun. Indra generatedhim(2,i24&c. ),... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
32III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. YEDICMYTHOLOGY. rivativeandtowhich Gk. Tjs Xios?isallied)hasswifthorses,like Surya,and iscalledtheeyeof Ahura Mazda8. i Cp. ZDMG. 7,4756. 2Otherwise HVM. I,345,note3. 3Cp. ZDMG. 2,223;7,82. 4BRV. I,6;2,2. 5EHM,Yama134. &KZ. 12,358; J. SCHMIDT,KZ. 26,9. 7BRUGMANN,Grundris... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 15. SAVITR. 33 dominion(2,387. 9 ;5,822 ). Hispraisesarecelebratedbythe Vasus,Aditi, Varuna,Mitraand Aryaman(7,38^-4 ). Like Pusanand Surya,heislordof thatwhichmovesandisstationary(4,536 ). Heislordofalldesirablethings, andsendsblessingsfromheaven,air,earth(if243 ;2,38"). Heistwice (i,i233 ;6,714 )e... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
34III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. extolledasthesettingsuninonehymn(2,38);andthereareindications thatmostofthehymnsaddressedtohimaremeantforeitheramorningor aneveningsacrifice7. Hebringsalltwo-footedandfour-footedbeingsto restandawakensthem(6,;i2 cp. 4,533 ;7,451 ). Heunyokeshissteeds, bri... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 16. PUSAN. 35 46. 8ROTH,op. cit. 76. 9ORV. 645. 10MACDONELL,JRAS. 27,9512; V. SCHROEDER,WZKM. 9,125. WHITNEY,JAOS. 3,324;OST. 5,16270;ROTH,PW. ;ZDMG. 24,3068; GRV. I,49;GW. s. v. ;KRV. 56;BRV. 3,3864;HVBP. 33. 16. Pusan. Thenameof Pusanismentionedabout120timesin the RV. andheiscelebratedineighthymns(five... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
36111. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. epithetisappliedtohiminanotherpassage(6,55T )andheistwice(8,415>l6) calledvimocana,deliverer. Asvimuconapdtheisinvokedtodeliverfrom sin(AV. 6,ii23 ). Pusanisprayedtodispersefoesandmakethepaths leadtobooty(6,534 ),toremovefoes,tomakethepathsgood,and... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 17. VISNU. 37 adjectivekarambhinmixedwithgrueloccurs,itappliestothelibationof Indra(3,52;8,So2 ). Piisanistheonlygodwhoreceivestheepithet pasupa,protectorofcattle(6,582 )directly(andnotincomparisons). Theonlydeitieswithwhom Pusanisinvokedconjointlyinthedualare Soma(2,40)and Indra(6,57),whosebrotherheison... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
38III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. wide-striding,whichalsooccuraboutadozentimes,alludetothesame action. Withthesethreesteps Visnuisdescribedastraversingtheearthor theterrestrialspaces. Twoofthesestepsorspacesarevisibletomen,but thethirdorhigheststepisbeyondtheflightofbirdsormortalken(i,i55... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 17. VISNU. 39 thesolaryearof360days. Inthe AV. (5,26?)Visnuisbesoughttobestow heatonthesacrifice. Inthe Brahmanas Visnusheadwhencutoffbecomes thesun. Inpost-Vedicliteratureoneof Visnusweaponsisarollingwheel8 whichisrepresentedlikethesun(cp. RV. 5,63*),andhisvehicleis Garuda, chiefofbirds,whoisofbrilliant... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
40III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. (6,2o2 ). Visnuand Indratogethertriumphedoverthe Dasa,destroyed Sam-baras99castlesandconqueredthehostsof Varcin(7,994>5 ). Visnuis Indrasintimatefriend(i,22J 9). Visnuaccompaniedbyhisfriendopensthe cowsstall(i,1564). Inthe SB. (5,5,51 )Indraisdescr... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 17. VISKU. 41 recoursetoartifice,inordertorecoverthesupremacy. Inthe AB. (6,15} itisrelatedthat Indraand Visnu,engagedinconflictwiththe Asuras,agreed withthelatterthatasmuchas Visnucouldstrideoverinthreestepsshould belongtothetwodeities. Visnuaccordinglystrodeovertheseworlds,the Vedas,andspeech. The SB. ... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
42III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. with Agnithelowest,alltheotherdeitiesbeingplacedbetweenthem. The same Bi Tihmana(i,30)inquoting RV. i,1561,where Visnuaccompanied byhisfriendopensthestall,statesthat Visnuisthedoorkeeperofthegods. i Themoonaccordingto HVBP. 33. 2Starsaccordingto PW.,HVBP.... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 18. VIVASVAT. 19. ADITYAS. 43 of Vivasvat,maynotslaythembeforeoldage2 (8,5620,cp. AV. 19,97 ). On theotherhand,Vivasvatpreservesfrom Yama(AV. 18,362 ). Thewordvivasvatoccursafewtimesasanadjectivemeaningbrilliant inconnexionwith Agniand Usas. Agniissaidtohaveproducedthechildren ofmenandbybrilliantsheenhea... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
44HI..RELIGION,,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. areidentifiedwiththetwelvemonths. Inpost-Vedicliteraturetheyare regularlytwelvesun-gods,evidentlyconnectedwiththetwelvemonths,Vismi beingoneofthemandthegreatest2. Inadditiontothesix Adityasmen tionedin RV. 2,27*,Suryaisafewtimestermedan Aditya(p. 30),whic... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 19. ADITYAS. 45 transferthemto Trita Aptya(5,522 ;8,478 ). Theyspreadfettersfortheir enemies(2,27l6 ),butprotecttheirworshippersasbirdsspreadtheirwings overtheiryoung(8,472 ). Theirservantsareprotectedaswitharmour,so thatnoshaftcanstrikethem(ib. ?8 ). Theywardoffsicknessanddistress (8,i810 ),andbestowvar... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
46III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. almostsynonymouswithbhaga,expressingboththeconcretesenseofshare, portion*andthatofapportioned. Itisfoundbutthreetimesasthename ofagod14,onlyoneofthesepassagesstatinganythingabouthimbesides hisname. Agniisheresaidtobe Amsa,,abountiful(bhdjayii)godatthe fea... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 20. USAS. 47 herselfingayattire,likeadancer,shedisplaysherbosom(i,924,cp. 6,642 ). Likeamaidendeckedbyhermothersheshowsherform(i,I2311 ). Clothed inlightthemaidenappearsintheeast,andunveilshercharms(i,I243-4 ). Effulgentinpeerlessbeautyshewithholdsherlightfromneithersmallnor great(ib. 6 ). Risingresplend... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
48III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. Asistobeexpected,Usasiscloselyassociatedwiththesun. Shehas openedpathsfor Suryatotravel(i,H3l6 ). Shebringstheeyeofthegods andleadsonthebeautifulwhitehorse(7,773 ). Sheshineswiththelight ofthesun(i,ii$9 ),withthelightofherlover(i;92"). Savitrshinesaf... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 21. ASVINS. 49 Thenameof Usasisderivedfromtherootvastoshineandisradically cognateto Auroraand Hu>?(p. 8)7. *GVS. i,2656. 2Cp. KUHN,Entwicklungsstufen, 131. 3Seethepassages quotedabove,wheretheraysofdawnarecomparedwithcattleorcows. 4OST. 5,190;cp. abovep. 21. 5Ibid. 191. 6Ibid. 1934. 7SONNE,KZ. 10,... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
50III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. ofhoney(inadhuyu,mddhvi)ordrinkersofit(tnadhupa). Thepriestto \vhomtheyareinvitedtocomeiscalledhoney-handed (10,413). Theygive honeytothebee(i,1122I cp. 10,4o6 )andarecomparedwithbees(10,io610 ). Theyare,however,likeothergods,fondof Soma(3,587<9c. ... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 21. ASVINS. 51 starting-pointofthecontinualplayonthewordthreeinthewholeofa hymndevotedtotheirpraise(i,34). Asdeitiesofthemorning,the Asvins dispeldarkness(3,393)andaresometimessaidtochaseawayevilspirits (7>734 ;8,35l6 ). Inthe AB. (2,15),the Asvinsaswellas Usasand Agni arestatedtobegodsofdawn;andi... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
52III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. theyreleasedfromhisdecrepitbody;theyprolongedhislife,restoredhim toyouth,renderedhimdesirabletohiswifeandmadehimthehusbandof maidens(i,n610c. :OST. 5,143). Adetailedstoryofhow Cyavanawas restoredtoyouthbythe Asvinsisgiveninthe SB. (4,i,5)21. Theyalso rene... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
CELESTIALGODS. 21. ASVINS. 53 remarkablemanner. Theirrescueorcurewouldeasilyhavebeenattributed tothe Asvins,whohavingacquiredthecharacterofdivinedeliverersand healers,naturallyattractedtothemselves allstoriesconnectedwithsuchmira culouspowers. Theopinionof BERGAIGNEandothersthatthevariousmiracles attributedtothe Asvins... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
54III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. Thetwilightandthemorningstartheoryseemthemostprobable. In anycase,itappearsnotunlikelythatthe Asvinsdatefromthe Indo-European periodincharacterthoughnotinname. i Accordingto PVS. I,568;variouslyinterpretedbyothers;cp. BRV. 3,38 note. 2BRUNNHOFER, (saversf... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
ATMOSPHERICGODS. 22. INDRA. 55 whenfullof Somatoalake(3,36s ). Hislips(theprobablemeaningof sipra)areoftenreferredto,thefrequentattributessusipraorsiprin,fair-lipped,beingalmostpeculiartohim. Heagitateshisjawsafterdrinking Soma (8j65). Hisbeardisviolentlyagitatedwhenheisexhileratedorputs himselfinmotion(2,n17 ;10,231 )... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
56III. RELIGION,WELTL. WISSENSCH. u. KUNST. i A. VEDICMYTHOLOGY. panion(7,9i6 ). Indiascarandhissteedswerefashionedbythe Rbhus(i, in1 ;5?3l4)-Indraisoncesaidtobeprovidedwithagoldengoad(kasd: 8,33")-Thoughthegodsingeneralarefondof Soma(8,2l S. 58"),Indrais preeminentlyaddictedtoit(i,io49 c. ). Heevenstoleitino... | vedicmythology00macduoft.pdf |
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