Identifier: cu31924021023613 (find matches)
Title: A view of the history, literature, and religion of the Hindoos, including a minute description of their manners and customs, and translations from their principal works
Year: 1863 (1860s)
Authors: Ward, William, 1769-1823
Subjects: Hindus Sanskrit literature Mythology, Hindu
Publisher: Madras, J. Higginbotham
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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feast, image, nor temple. The Ramayilnu relatesthat Koov^ru, by prayer to Brumha, accompanied with religiousausterities, obtained Ltinka, (Ceylon ;) the very mire of whosestreets is gold. Here he reigned till Ravunu dispossessed him.Brumha also gave to this god the chariot Pooshpufcu ; which hadthe property of expansion, and, of going wherever the charioteerwished. From Lunka, Koov^rii went to mount Koilasii, where heis supposed to be at present. PishachUs.—These messengers of the gods guard the sacredplaces, the resort of pilgrims. Sixty thousand are said to guardthe streams of the Ganges from the ajiproach of the profane. The GoodffhakUs, the Siddhiis, the BhodtUs, and the Cha-rtinitiS.—These are beings, of inferior orders, residing with the godsas servants. There are several .other orders of females, as the Yoginees,Dakinees, Kakinees, Shakhinees, Bhootinees, and Prdtinees, whowait upon Doorga or Shivii, as their attendants. All these also arewoi-shipped at the great festivals.
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KRISHNU ^liliiiiea oT J HiotfmbotiiaTni, KRISHNU, HIS BIRTH AND JUVENILE EXPLOITS. 119 0 H A P. V. OF THE TEREESTRIAL GODS. The Hindoo celestial gpddesses, it -will be seen, are very few.There are no more indeed.than three which can be considered asreally distinct, and as holding a distinguished place among thisclass of Hindoo deities : these are Dooi-ga, Siiruswutee, and Luksh-mee. Many of the others are different forms of Doorga ; and Munusa,Shtishtee, and Sheetttla, would have been placed among the terres-trial goddesses, but they do not seem to have had an earthly ori-gin.—I now proceed to give.an account of the terrestrial gods,some of whom are worshipped with more shew than any of thecelestial deities. Sect. 1.—KrishnH. According to the Shree-Bhaguvutu, MiihabharatiQ, and otherworks, this god, a form of Vishnoo, was incarnate to destroy kingsShishoo-palu and Kxingsti, and a number of giants. Krishnn was bom at Mtithoora ; his fathers name was Vusoo-d^yti, a kshutriyti, and h

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