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... seen on the head . The following is a translation of the passage from the Kúrma Púrána : " Let us place on our heads the feet of SACTI , who when she put on Siva's dishevelled lock of hair the crescent moon , her arm - ring , which had ...
... seen on the head . The following is a translation of the passage from the Kúrma Púrána : " Let us place on our heads the feet of SACTI , who when she put on Siva's dishevelled lock of hair the crescent moon , her arm - ring , which had ...
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... seen the opinions on this subject . In a Tamul book , also , called Bagavatham , which , I doubt not , is translated from the Sanscrit book Bhagavat , it is said , that one called Satyavathan , ( i . e . the true - faced one ) in the ...
... seen the opinions on this subject . In a Tamul book , also , called Bagavatham , which , I doubt not , is translated from the Sanscrit book Bhagavat , it is said , that one called Satyavathan , ( i . e . the true - faced one ) in the ...
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... seen twenty - six years . " X. 9. " A mighty hunter before the Lord . " - It is said of great heroes , also of those who are very zealous in their devotions , 66 gods ! " they are mighty before the XI . 7 .- " Confound their language ...
... seen twenty - six years . " X. 9. " A mighty hunter before the Lord . " - It is said of great heroes , also of those who are very zealous in their devotions , 66 gods ! " they are mighty before the XI . 7 .- " Confound their language ...
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... seen the people seated in the doors of their huts , to inhale the breezes , and to let them blow on their almost naked bodies . 2.- " He lift up his eyes , and looked . " To lift up the eyes does not mean to look upwards , but to look ...
... seen the people seated in the doors of their huts , to inhale the breezes , and to let them blow on their almost naked bodies . 2.- " He lift up his eyes , and looked . " To lift up the eyes does not mean to look upwards , but to look ...
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... seen going in groups to the wells , with their vessels on the hip or the shoulder . In the morning they talk about the events of the past night , and in the evening about those of the day : many a time would the story of Abraham's ...
... seen going in groups to the wells , with their vessels on the hip or the shoulder . In the morning they talk about the events of the past night , and in the evening about those of the day : many a time would the story of Abraham's ...
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Adam Clarke alluded allusion amongst animals Babylon beasts beautiful believe body Boothroyd Brahma Brahmin burning called Calmet cast ceremonies Ceylon CHAP child cholera daughter dead death deity dust earth East Eastern Edom Egypt enemies evil eyes face familiar spirit father favour fear feet fellow female fire fruit give gods gold gone ground hair hath head heathen heaven Hebrew hence Hindoos holy husband idolatry idols Imaus India Israel Jehovah jewels Jews Kandian war king lingam look Lord margin marriage Moab moon mother mountains mouth Nebaioth never night offered ornaments Parvati person Priapus priest rain reference rice sacred says Scanda Purana seen Septuagint serpent servant Siva soon sorrow speak stars stone taken Tamul translation temple thee thing thou shalt tree unto verse vessel Vishnoo wicked wife wind woman word worship Yama