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44, 152.50, 153.46, 174.77, 193.13. Yoglsvara, a form of Visnu 50.14. Yugas 1.23, 8.48. INDEX (Figures refer to the number of page) Aditya-tirtha, a holy place dedicated _ to Sun-god 370 Adityas=twelve months 71 Agasti star (Canopus) 373 Agastya, sage of mythological origin 137 Agastyagita 142ff Agni=Vais'vanara 67 Agnidatta, a Vedic Brahmin turned into a Brahmaraksasa 457 Agnisatyapada, a holy spot in Badarl 388 Ahamkara—Senapati and Guha 88 Air=Kubera 67 Akruratlrtha, its greatness 453 Amarakantaka, a holy place of pilgrimage in Madhya Pradesa 676 Amavasi, the day of pitrs 109 Amusyayana, a disciple 403 Anasaka, a vow 385 Andhaka, a demon 94; his aim to slay Siva and Pa. rva. tl in battle 94 Andhaka, lord Siva as his slayer 94, _ 107 Angirasa, sage 61 Anityasrama, a sacred place for rituals 384 Annakuta, its greatness 481ff Annapras'ana, a ceremony 497 Apastamba, the law-giver 474 Arisfa, an asura killed by Krsna 483 Arjunaka, daughter of a hunter 28 Arjunaka, son of a hunter 28 Arogyavrata, for removing sins 159 Aruni, a sage, the preceptor of Satyatapas 228 Aruni, son of Brahma 113 Asuras, their leaders—Hiranyakasipu, Hiranyaksa, Vipracitti, Vicitra, Bhimaksa and Kraunca 89, 98 Asuras in Durjaya's army 46 Asura-s Karhsa, Mura, Naraka, Ravana, Hayagrlva, Madhu 1 Hiranyakasipu 2 Asvamedha, a sacrifice 13, 233 As'vattha, a sacred tree 435 Asvasiras, a king 13 Asvin's hymn of prayer to Brahma 74 Atreya (sage) residing on the mountain 1 Citrakuta 36 Avabhrtha bath 13 Avanti (city) 10 Avataras (incarnations) Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Rama, Parasurama, Krsna, Buddha, Kalki 258 Avatara-s—incarnations of Visnu 1-2, 13 Avighnavrata, for warding off evil 156 Avyakta = Uma or Sri 88 Badari, a place of pilgrimage in Himalaya 135, 387, 518 Banaganga. 402 Bhadra, a banyan tree 227 Bhadras'va (k) 142 Bhadravafa (an attractive banyan tree) 142 Bhangurasa, a devotee of Visnu 372 Bharata (k) 407 Bharata, a king in the land of Kimpurusas 128 Bharata, nine divisions 201 ff detailed descriptions 20Iff Bharatavarsa 173 Bhlsma, son of Santanu 462 Bhutaganas, fight between Devas and Bhutaganas 76ff Bhutagiri 429 Bilva, a sacred tree 434 Bilvaprabha, a holy place 411 Birth, absence of 279 Boar incarnation 257 Bodies, two kinds: Adharmic, Dharmic (of demerit and merit) 31 Body, nomenclature of its inmates 67 Body considered as threefold because of different aspects 119 Brahma, four-faced 94 Brahma, His origin from the navellotus 4 Brahma, in the form of Yajurveda 9 Brahma, meditating on Gayatri, the Maya of the Supreme Being 98 Brahma, Visnu and Siva, their identity 177 Brahma asks Goddess to slay Mahisasura 99 Brahma created ten guardian deities of quarters 100 Brahma provides Rudra with the share in the sacrifice 78 Brahma's favour of boon to Asvins 73 Brahmadatta, a king 358, 446 Brahmakunda 387 Brahmakurca, an expiatory rite 352 Brahmapadma, a lotus for removing sins and curing diseases, leprosy etc. Brahmapara, a hymn 11 Brahmaraksasa 377 Brahmaraksasa and merchant Sudhana, an anecdote 454 Brahmatanaya(r) 406 Brahmatirtha 676 Brahmavidya 117 Brahmins, his six duties 265fn 1 Brahmavidya 1 i 1 Brhaspati, his Dharmasastra 361 Brhaspati Raibhya dialogue 16ff Brndavana, a holy city 459 Buddhadvadas'iviata 133 Caitraratha, Vidyadhara chief 16 Cakras: Sodasara, Sarvatobhadra, Astapatra 230 Cakratlrtha, a holy spot 356; its great' ness 473 Caksusa Manvantara 16 Camunda, significance of the name 2 2 1 " Oanda and Munda, two asuras 221 Candraprabha, a queen 534 Candrasena, king of Mathura 533 Candrayana, an expiatory rite 525, 532 Caste, evolution 33 Caste-mixture leading to hell 535 Catuhsamudrika well, its greatness 484 Caturyuga. the four yugas 122 Chariot of Veda and Vidya 76 Chaste woman, a story 637 Chaya got two children by Aditya, Sani and TapatI 71 Chiefs, (fifteen) rising from jewel 45 Citrabhanu narrates a story 633 Citragupta, the principal officer under Yama, a story 615: his instructions to his Messengers 627ff Citrakuta (mountain) 37 Citraratha, a celestial garden of Kubera 38 Citras'ila, a beautifully shaped stone at the Himalaya mountain 142 Citras'ila, a holy slab 227 Cittayoga 394 Cosmology 181ff Cow at childbirth, its greatness 250 Cow Kapila 281 Creation, Goddess of—205-211 Creation, ninefold 7 Creation, origin, development 182 Creation, origin of Devas, Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Asvins, Maruts etc. 558 Creation, Primary 3fF Creation, progeny of Daksa Prajapati's daughter 7 Creation, process 4 Creation of Worlds 33 Creation of Yaksas and Raksasas 33 Crocodile and Elephant, a fight between the two 407 Cudakarma, a ceremony 497 Curse, a hunter's curse on women 30 Daksa's sacrifice, destruction by Rudra 76ff Daksa's sacrifice to propitiate Brahma 75; Functions of sages 75 Daksayani=Aditi 74 Dandaka, a forest 173 Das'ami tithi allotted to Diks 100 Day and Night in relation to Kalpa 47 Deities of the body attaining concrete form 68 Deva's praise of Rudra 78 Devagartesvara, a Siva temple in Varanasi where the king of Kanyakubja had constructed an inn 519 Devagiri, a mount 583 Devarata, a sage 126 Devas, turning into beasts (Pas'us) and the lord as pas'upati 166 Devas, their prayer to Brahma 98 Devas their praise of Vinayaka 85 Devas as Pasu-s 108 Deva's praise of Rudra 107 Devavana. its greatness 472 Devika 113. 117 Devika(r) 404 Dhanya Vrata, for getting rich 152ff Dhanyadhenu, its greatness 248 Dharanivrata 140 Dharanivrata, benefits 122 Dharma=Yama 67 Dbarma, origin 103 Dharma seen differently by Manu, Aiigirasa, Sukra, Gautama. Soma, Rudra, Sankha, Likhita and others 280 Dharmapurusa described in detail 103 Dharmaranya 17 Dharmas (or Karmas) of different Castes 264ff Dharmavyadha. a hunter 27 (king Vasu in former birth) Dhruva. born in the line of Brahma worshipped Visnu 139 Dhruvatirtha. greatness for Sraddha 541 Dhruvatirtha in Mathura 533 Dikpalas 127 Index 731 Dikpalas, eight, and their cities 188 Diks, origin 100 Diptatejas born as Santa 110 Dirghabahu, his narrative 112 Dirghabahu (k) 114; turned into a tiger ibid Dravinodah = Fire 69 Durjaya, his conquest of the world 37 Durjaya. his son Prabhava by Sukes'i 40 Durjaya, son of king Supratika and queen Yidyutprabha 37 Durjaya married Sukesi and Misrakesi 39 Durjaya and Gauramukha, fight between—40 Durvasas 116 Durvasas, a sage 142, 430 Dvadasadityakunda, a holy spot 383 Dvaraka, its greatness 430 Dvipas (Continents)—Jambu 183; Saka 202; Kusa 202, 203; Kraunca 203; Salmali 204; Gomeda 204; Puskara 204 Earth: Enquiry about Creation Iff Earth: prayer to Visnu 3 Ego—Skanda Karttikeya 67 Expiation, rules of 347ff Expiation for eating the King's food 333fF; for not cleaning the Teeth 335; for touching Dead Body 336, for passing flatus etc in the midst of worship 339; for other offences in worship 340; for eating goose etc. 344 Expiations for Offences 531 Fastings and Vratas 120ff Fire, its greatness 69 Fire, threefold—Garhapatya, Daksinatya, Ahavaniya 69 Fires, Daksina, Garhapatya and Ahavaniya 11 Fish-Incarnation 32, 257 Fish and Cricket story 281 Food forbidden in worship 276ff Forest of snakes 143 GadMhara hymn 26 Raibhya's prayer 26 Gandakl(r) 401, 402, 419; as Trivcni when two other rivers join it 404 Gandhamadana (mountain) 38, 135 Gandharvas 227 Ganesa, his worship for warding off evil 157 Ganesa, son of lord Siva 400 •Ganga(r) 174, 234 •Gaiigadvara 676 Gangasagara 533 Garhapatya—Fire 69 Garuda, the Vehicle of Visnu 102 Garudamandala (a yantra) 88 Gaurl—Himavat's daughter 67; also known as Krsna, married to Siva 80 Gaurl, origin 74 Gaurlsikhara 672 Gauramukha, a sage 40; his hospitality to Durjaya 40ff; his meditation on Visnu 41; his prayers 41; his liberation after utterring the Hymn of Ten Incarnations of Visnu 58; his previous life 58ff Gauramukha, his prayer 59 Gauramukha receives jewel from lord Visnu 43 Gautama, a brahmin, his narrative 173 Gaya 24 God, his forms in different yugas 36 God Visnu in the form of fish 34 Godana, a ceremony 497 Godavari(r) 175 Goddess slays Vetrasura 98 Goddess rising from the ears of Brahma 100 Goddesses, six important (1) Purva (2) Daksina (3) Pratlci (4) Uttara (5) Ordhva (6) Adhara 100 Gods—Agni, Asvins, Gaur!,_ Ganapati, Nagas, Karttikeyas, Adityas, Matrs, Durga, Diks, Kubera, Visnu, Yama, Rudra, Candra, Pitrs—their egoistic proclamations 64 Gods' homage to Visnu 35 Gods and Demons, their fight with each other 213 Gods' prayer to Siva 89 Gokarna, A story 494ГГ Gokama, a Siva temple 497 Gokarnas, Northern and Southern 656,' 674 Gokarnesvara, its greatness 656 Goloka 423 Gomedadvlpa 383 Gomedha sacrifice 61 Goniskramana, a sacred place 421 Ghrtadhenu'234 Gudadhenu, its greatness 238 Hamsatirtha, a pool 409 Happiness and unhappiness 267 Haridatta. a Vaisya 138 Haryas'va (к) 129 Hastinapur, a famous city 462 Havya, Kavya 68 Havyavahana=Fire 69 Hell, Torments 603-614 Hetr (a sage) son of Svayambhuva Manu 38 Himalaya, (m) 174 Himavan, his invitation to the people at the marriage of his daugher 82 Hiranyakas'ipu, an asura 257 Holy places 282 Hymn to Visnu, by a hunter 31 Ignorance, fivefold 6 Ilavrta, country 233 Images, wooden their consecration 542 Images of bronze, their consecration 551 Images of clay, their consecration 547ff Images of copper, their consecration 549ff Images of silver and gold, their consecreation 553 Images of stone, their consecration 544ff Indra, king of gods, cursed by Durvasas 60 Indra, lord of celestials 37, 127, 227 Indraloka 227 Indraloka in Badari 388 Initiation of the Brahmin. 319ff Initiation of the castes 323 Intellect: Threefold 4 Islands, seven 8 Jaiglsavya, a sage 13 Jalabindu, in Kokamukha 383 Jalacandrayana, a vow 389 Jaladhenu 234; its greatness 236 Jamadagnyadvadasiyrata 130 Jambavati, wife of Srlkrsna 431 Jambudvipa and Mem 183fF; Geographical survey 186ff Jamitra, the seventh house connected with matrimony 67 fn 1; Janamejaya, a king 590 Janaka, a king 633 Janaloka 24 Janasthana 22 Jatakarma, a ceremony 497 Jay a and Vij ay a—doorkeepers of Visnu 259; sons of sage Trnabindu 406 Jvara (fever) as the manifestation of Rudra 618fn Kailasa (m) 107, 175 Kalacakra (course of the world) 102 Kalapriya, a holy place 529 Kalinjara, its greatness 518 Kaliya, a serpent 469 Kalki, his golden image as a gift 135 Kalkidvadas'lvrata 135 Kalpagrama, its greatness 473, 475 Kalpavasikas 51 Kamavrata, for obtaining pleasure 158 Kamika, a sacred place 404 Kampilla, a city 358 Kampilya, a city in the Paflcala country 446 Kanakhala, a holy place near Haradvara 446 Kanta as Dasaratha 111 Kantimati, wife of king Bhadras'va 137 Kantivrata, for regaining lost splendour 153ff Kapila 19 Kapila, a sage 13 Kapiladhenu, its greatness 249 Kapilavaraha idol given to Satrughna as a boon by Rama; idol taken to Mathura by Satrughna 480 Kapilavaraha, its greatness; idol of Kapilavaraha taken to Lanka by Ravana 478ff. Later on the idol taken to Ayodhya by Rama 479 Karma-yoga 394 Karpasadhenu, its greatness 247 Kasi, a holy city, a place of pilgrimage 135 Kasyapa, son of Marici 71 Kausiki(r) 386ff Kes'itirtha where the Asura Kesi waskilled 459 Kimpurusas 128 King of Kalinga 359 King of Kaflci 359^ Kinnaras, semi-divine beings 227 Kokamukha, a holy spot 355, 382; its. greatness 281 Kosala (k) 312ff Kratu (sacrifice), running away through the north-western part of the sacrificial altar 106 Krauncadvipa 376, 383 Krcchra, an expiatory rite 525 Krsnaganga, its greatness 518 Krtavirya, a Haihaya 141 Ksetrapala in Mathura 493 Kslradhenu, its greatness 242 Kubera 381; Origin 101 Kubjamraka, a holy spot 355; story of serpent and ichneumon 306; Tlrthas at—and their efficacy 310 Kumara, Skanda, his origin different in different Manvantaras 91; His first birth 91; son of Krttika 91; son of fire 91, 92; son of six mothers 91; his second birth 92; son of Krttika 92; son of Mothers 92; son of Parvati 92 Index 733. Kumara Skanda, Sasthi tithi allotted to him 92 Kunda and Gola, bastard sons 574 fn'l Kurmadvadaslvrata 123, 124 Kusadvipa 375 Lavana, an asura killed by Satrughna 483 Lavanadhenu, its greatness 245 Liberation by performing caste-duties 18 Liberation by utterring the Pundarlkaksapara hymn 20 Liberation through Gadadhara hymn 23 Liberation attainment through Duty 16 Lohargala 399; a holy spot 382; its greatness 439; sacred places in the region 439 Lokapala, a holy spot 389 Lord of beings in bull's form 105; Deva's homage 105 Lotus from the navel of Visnu 102 Madhudhenu, its greatness 241 Madhuka tree for making idols 543 Madhuparka—a preparation consisting of curd, ghee and honey 263 Mahakala, the destroyer of Tripuras 400 Mahapadma's, embodiments of treasures 631fn 1 Mahat tattva—Mahadeva 67 Mahatapa-Prajapala dialogue 68 Mahatapas, a sage 63 Mahatapas and Prajapala 1; a dialogue 64 Mahisa an asura and his ministers 21l', his death 214ff Mahismati 215 Malayarjuna, a holy place, where the Asura Sakata was killed 459 Manasa, a lake 161, 389 Manasodbhava, a holy spot 389 Mandara (m) 31, 38, 257 Mandara and other mountains 191 Mandara, its greatness 395 M. mdeha, chief of Raksasas 615 Mandehas defeated by Yama's men 616 Mandhata. a king 515 Manijas, kings in the Tretayuga 110 Manipura (a hill) 428, 429 Mantra, dvadasaksara, of Visnu 278 Manu, his Dharmasastra 361 Manu, Svayambhuva, his age 49 Marica, a great sage 173 Marlci, one of the seven sages 51; son of Brahma 70 Markandeya (a sage) 50 Marriages hypergamous and hypergamp ous 535 Martanda, most lustrous among the adityas 71 Maruts 51 Masa (a month)—aggregate of thirty days 122 Matanga a sage 28 Matanga-hunter dialogue 28ff Mathura 403; a holy city, its greatness 444, 448; its appearance 458; sacred places in the region 444fT, 492; Semicircular spot 494 Mathura holier than Kuruksetra 496 Matrgana, their origin 94 MatsyadvadasI vrata 118 Matsyasila in Kokarnukha 386 Maya 112; her origin 229;—eightarmed Gayatri 229; fought with Caitrasura 229; Visrm's power of illusion 3 Mayacakra 295ff Maya RohinI 298; her influence 298 Merorvara, a holy spot 389 Mem (m) 37, 97, 389; in detail 189ff; Valleys 192-198; regions on the South and North 199ff; the golden mountain 1 Milky Ocean 2, 39 Mind=Visnu 67 MisrakesI, daughter of asura Prahetr 39 Mithi, son of king Nimi 638 Mithila (a city) 28 Mlecchas, to be annihilated by the Ksatriyas 669 Moksa-dharma (means of liberation) 142fF; Agastya's discourse - an allegory 144, 145 Moksadharma, Bhadrasva's enquiry 142; Agastya's reply 143 Months, twelve—make a year 122 Mother Earth 120 Mother goddess 467 Mothers, eight in number: (1) Yogesvari, (2) Mahcsvari, (3) Vaisnavi, (4) Brahmani, (5) Kumari, (6) Indraja, (7) Yamadandadhara, (8) Varahi Mothers, their qualities 96 Mrgasrngodaka, a spring on the Himalayas 670 Muktiksetra 398, 406 Mulasthana, an important place 529 Munjavan, a peak of Mandara mountain Naciketas, cursed by his father 591; Departure 590; his discourse on 734 Varaha Parana truth 592ff; his visit to Yama 593; son of Uddalaka, a sage 592 Nagas, their abodes—Patiila, Vitala and Sutala 87 Naimisaranya 676 Naisadha (m) regions and rivers 198 Nandu Goddess 99 Nandana, a divine garden 434 Nandana garden 38, 376, 656 Nandi 404 Nandi, a sage 657; became the leader of Ganas 661 Nandimukhas 109 Nara and Narayana 135 Narada, Birth 10; etymology of the word 12; son of Brahma 37 Narada's prayer to Visnu 11 Narasimhadvadas'Ivrata 127 Narayana, His greatness 12; in the form of Rgveda 9 Narayana or Vismi, his Wonder 168 Narayana-mantra 13 Narmada (r) 215, 522 Narrative of a Hunter and a Brahmin 18 Nartanacala, a holy place where Ravana danced 403 Navanitadhenu, its greatness 244 Nepal, a holy place at the foot of the Himalayas 668 Nila, a chieftain of Durjaya 45 Nimi, a king of Krtayuga 638; his grief at the loss of his son Sriman.161, 562 Nis: s'vasa Sarhhita, with a lakh of verses contains Pas'upata discipline 175 Nisthuraka, a hunter 17 Nrsimha (man-lion) incarnation 257 Nyasayoga 395 Observances, bodily: taking food only once a day 113; fasting at night 113 Observances, oral: learning the Veda, reciting the glories of Visnu speaking truth not speaking ill 113 Offences, thirtytwo 270 Om created the earth 33 Origin of Creation 38 Origin of water, fire, air, ether 68 Outcaste, his story 376ff Pada and Krama recitations of Vedas 117 Padmanabha, his worship 137; his golden image to be worshipped 137 Padmanabhadvadas'i 137 Pancagavya 263 fn 1, 531; five products of cow—milk, curd, Ghee, urine and dung 632 Pancala, a country 519 Pancamrta 532 Pancanada, a holy place an Himalayas 670 Pancaratra, Nasadiya; for Brahmins, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas 164; Sudras excluded from worship 164 Pancas'ikha, a holy place in Badari 388 Pancasira, a holy place 389 Paraka, an expiatory rite 532 Parama, a lake 398 Parasurama (—Jarnadagny a), his gold-image as a gift 130; exterminated Ksatriyas 257; his hermitage at Surparaka 437; son of Brahmana sage Jamadagni 2, 136 Pas'upa'la (k) 143; his narrative an allegory 143; 145 Paksa—Fourteen days and nights 122 Pindaraka, a holy place 399 Pis'acatirtha 518 Pitrs, origin 108; (manes) their origin 51; time for offering sacrifice to Pitrs 52ff Plaksa, a sacred tree 431 Prabhasa 50, 676 Prabhavati, the attendant of queen Gandraprabha 534 Pragjyotisa (Assam) 97, 312 Prahetr (a sage) son of Svayambhuva Manu 38 Prahlada, an asura who worshipped Visnu 139 Prajapala 110; Prajapati-Mahatapas dialogue 74 Prajapati, His wife, His creation 5, birth of Svayambhuva Manu 5 Prajapati Aurva 421 Prajapatya, an expiatory rite 531 Prakrti and Purusa 176 Pramloca, a celestial lady 419 Prana and Apana = Asvins 61 Prasanna, son of Mataiiga 28 Prasravana mountain 22 Pratipat, the first day in the fortnight of each month 70; allotted to Agni 70 Pratisfnana. a city 125, 484 Prayoga 676 Principle, triple 76 Priyavrata 8 Pulastya and Pulaha, 2 sages 406 Pundarlkaksa hymn 21 Punishment according to deeds 618ff Purana, five characteristics 4 Puranas 117, the list of 254ff Purification for the guilt of incest 523 Purusa=Visnu 88; as all in all without whom body cannot exist 65ff Purusottama, a lake 31 Index 735 Puskara lake 20 Puskara 676; a place of pilgrimage 139, 140 Puskaradvipa 38 i Puspabhadra(r) 142 Pusyabhadra, a holy river 227 Putika, a hell 560, (320 Putrapraptivrata. for getting a son 161ff Qualities of earth etc 67 Quarters (ten) married to Indra, Agni, Yama, Xirrti, Varuna, Vayu, Kubera, Isana, Urdhva and Adhara 100 Raibhya, a sage 311 Raivataka (mount) 433 Rajasuya sacrifice 447 Raksasa and Brahmin, an anecdote 491 Raksasa and Yama's men, a fight Rama of Ayodhya takes the idol of Yajfiavaraha from Lanka, to Ayodhya 479 Ramadvadasivrata 131 Rasadhenu 234; procedure of gifting it 237 Rasatala (lower world) 120 Rathayatra festival 530 Raudii, a goddess, her exploits 219ff Raurava hell 629 Ravana 402; his worship of lord Gokarnesvara, by Rama 257 Results corresponding to good and bad activities 628 Results of good actions 630, 633 Reva=Narmada (r) 400 Rgveda 410 Rites for the dead 564 Rituals in Idol worship 273ff Rituals in worship 329 Rivers, names of famous rivers of India 224 Rudra, deprived of share in the sacrificial offering 107; half man and half woman 7; his greatness 223ff; in the form of Samaveda 9; origin 75; his roaring 76; Origin (First appearance) 105; Etymology JO6; Origin from the anger of Brahma 5; piercing the eyes of Bhaga 77; pulling out the teeth of Pusa 77; the bearer of Khatvanga 78; as the destroyer of Tripura 78; the smasher of Daksa's sacrifice 81 Rudra and Visnu fight with each other 77; Brahma's intervention to stop the battle 77 Rudra as Pas'upati 108 Rudra in the guise of a Brahmin 81 Rudra in the guise of an old Brahmin caught by an illusory shark in the Ganges 82 Rudra restores teeth, eyes and testicles to Bhaga, Pusa and Kratu 108 Rudragita 169-172; Identity of three gods 172, 173 Rudra's curse to Vinayaka 84 Rudra-s, eleven 2 Rupavati, wife of prince Mithi 638 Ruru, an asura king 219-221 Ruruksetra and Hrsikesa 416ff Sacrifice, fivefold: Divya, Bhauma, Paitra, Manusa, Brahma 30 Sacrifices, performed by gods to please Vistnu 35 Sages seven: Marlci. Atri and others 74m Sages ten 7; Delegation of responsibilities of the sages 7 Sailesvara (or Jalesvara?) his greatness 666 Sakadvipa 376 Sakhotaka 358 Sakraiudra a holy spot in Kokamukha, 385 Sakuntala, daughter of Menaka-Visvamitra and foster-child of Kanva, married king Dusyanta and got son Bharata 141 Salagrama, a holy region 408; method of worship 556; Tirthas of the region, 409ff Salagramaksetra, greatness 409 Salankayana, a sage 400 Salmaladvlpa 375 Samaveda 410 Samba, son of Jambavati by Srikrsna 431, 526, cursed by Srikrsna to become a leper; cured by Sun-god; taught Madhyandaniyaka by Sungod Sambapura, a place in Mathura 530 Sambhu as Senapati 111 Sarhjna, daughter of Tvasta 71; married to Aditya 71; goes to the Northern Kurus leaving her Chayashadow behind 71; in_ the form of a mare 72; leaves Aditya, her husband 71 Sariivarta, a sage whose five sons were killed by king Viradhanva 125; his five sons killed five young deer 126 Samyamana, descendant of sage Atri 17' Sanandura, its greatness 435ff; sacred places in the region 436ff Sanatkumara, Brahma's mind-born child and the younger brother of Rudra 24; son of Brahma 440 Sandhya, procedure of worship 329; worship 278 Sandilya, a sage 173 Sannyasa-yoga 392 Santanaka worlds 51 Santivrata for getting peace of mind 157 Saptanga (seven constituents) 285 Sarabhaiiga (r) 441 Sarama, her betrayal 62; the dog of gods 61 Sarasvata, a Brahmin 10; a lake 10 Sarasvati (r) 496 Sarasvati, daughter of Brahma 99 Sarkaradhenu, procedure of gifting it 240 Sarvabhaumavrata for a king to become an emperor 163 Sarvakamika, a holy spot in Koka 386 Sarvamedha, a sacrifice 234 Sastras (ancient disciples) 9 Satrughna-Lavana 530ff Satyaloka 127, 387 Satyatapas, a story 116; his Moksa 226; saved Aruni from a tiger 226; propitiated Durvasas 220 Saubhagya Vrata, for attaining prosperity 155 Saukara, a holy place 356, 362; its greatness 374 Sauryavrata, a vow for valour 162 Savitri, mother of the Vedas 9 Sense-organs—manes 67 Serpents, Daksa's daughter Kadrfl begets sons Ananta, Vasuki, Kambala, Karkotaka, Padma, Mahapadma, Sankha, Kulika and others 86 Serpents, how to make them friendly 88 Siddhaksetra on the Himalaya superior to Prabhasa, Prayaga, Naimisa, Puskara and Kuruksetra 669 Siddhas 2 Sin, means to destroy—-644, 648 Sindhudvlpa, a valiant king 97; as a manifestation of Varuna 97; son of Tvasfa in his previous birth 97 Sins of Castes, their removal 166, 167 Sitatirtha 533 Siva, Devas' search for Siva 666; his prayer to Gayatri 98ff Siva as Nandikesvara 411 Sivaloka 98 SivanadI (r) 519 Sivaratri 409 Skanda, origin of 88; born of Aharhkara 88 Slesmataka, a great serpent 663 Slesrnataka forest where Lord Siva moves in the form of a deer 673 Soma, origin 109 Soma as Janaka 111 Somas'arma, a Brahmin 298; his episode 298ff; a Brahmin of Caraka clan 380 Somatlrtha, a holy place 357, 374; Wonder of the place 357 Somesvara, a holy place 399 Sraddha, A story 581; details 577ff; in the absence of money to propitiate Pitrs 54; origin 557; Pitryajfia described 577-580; rules 449; the method of performance 586ff Sraddha ritual 565ff; qualities of the Brahmin to be fed 54; 572 Sraddha, rules 54ff; Sraddhakalpa, rules relating to the conduct of Sraddha 559 Sriman, son of Nimi 559 Srivatsa and Kaustubha in the form of the sun and the moon. 102 Srngesvara, its greatness 673 Jsrutakirti, a king 63 Stages of Life—Brahmacarya, Garhastya, Vanaprastha and Sannyasa 119 Sthulasiras son of As'vasiras. Stutasvami, greatness 425fF Subha as Sarhvarana 111 Subhadars'ana as Pancala 110 Subha Vrata 149ff Sudars'ana, son of Durjaya by Misrakes'i 40 Sudra, his right to sacrifice for manes 51 Sudyumna, son of king Suprattka and queen Kantimafi 37 Sudyumna as Turu 111 Sukesi, daughter of asura Hetr 39 Sukhada as Asupati 111 Sukra, his advice to gods to steal cows 61 Sulataiika, a holy place 404 Sumanas as Somadatta 111 Sumantu, a sage 321 Sun. his names and their etymology 92, 93; his origin 92 Sun in the form of steed 71 Sunda as Mucukunda 111 Suprabha, son of king Srutakirti 63; known also as Prajapala 63 Suprabha (king) in Krtayuga 110 Supratika, a king of Va. ra. nasi 37; his concern about his son's defeat 47; his liberation by meditation on Visnu 49 Supraflka's prayer to Visnu 48ff Surasmi as Sasakarna 110 Index 737 Surya (Sun-god), his consecration by Sun-god 526 Suryatirtha, a holy place 372 Suryavrata for cure of leprosy 529 Sus'anti or Sukanti as the king of Angas 110 Susila as Vasudana 111 Sus'ila, wife of Vaisya Vasukarna 496 Suvidyut (an asura) 38 Svaha and Svadha. oblations in Fire to Devas and Pitrs respectively 99 Svayambhuva Manu, his descendant Nimi 563fn 1 Sveta, (m) 233 Sveta, (k) 233 Svetadvipa 8, 164, 356, 367, 374 Syamantapaficaka 398 Taraka, a demon 656 Three holy places: Puskara, Naimisa, Varanasi 444 Tiladhenu, a hollow metal cow filled with sesamum 229; procedure of gifting 235 Tilottama, a charming woman attached to the temple in Varanasi 520 Tirthas visited by dignitaries 465 Tortoise incarnation 257 Trees—Campaka, As'oka, Punnaga, Naga, Kesara 42; Kadamba, Nipa, Arjuna and Sala 63 Trijata, a raksasi 538 Trikalajfia, a sage 534 Tripuras 107 Trivenl 398; confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Sarasvati 404 Trnabindu, a sage 406 Tungakufa in Koka 383 Tvasta, the architect of Devas 71 Udatta, high tone Anudatta, low tone, Svarita, Combination of high and low tones fn 104 Uddalaka, a sage 591; his son Naciketas 591 Uma and Ganas 405 Umastanakunda, a pond on the Himalaya 672 " Universe, as the transformation of At, jan 18 Upanayana, a ceremony 497 Urvasikunda 390 VagmatI (r) rising from the peaks of Himalaya more sacred than Ganga 669 Vairajavrtta 178ff Vaisvanara=Fire 69 Vaivasvata, a holy place 368 Vamana, his golden image as gift 129; incarnation of Visnu 538 Vamanadvadasivrata 128 Varaha, a hymn 255ff Varaha (boar incarnation of Visnu) 1 Varaha Incarnation—-Question of Earth 260ff Varahadvadas'ivrata 124 Varaha Purana, benefit of recitation 675 Varaha Purana on its contents 676679 Varuna mantras, used in both 121 Vasisjha, a sage 128, 233, 515 Vasu, a brahmin, of the Paficala country 519 Vasu, a king 16; a ruler of Kashmir 20 Vasu-s, semi-divine beings 2 Vasudeva got the son Krsna by Asadhadvadasl Vrata 133 Vasukarna, a Vaisya 496 Vasuki, a naga 87; king of serpents 538, 670 Vasuki, Такэака and Dhananjaya mentally called by Rudra 95 Vatsa, son of King Bharata 128 Vedadhara, a holy place 388 Vedanta-purusa, an epithet of Visnu 103 Vedanta-Purusa in the form of Narayana 67 Vedas, methods of rendering the text— Pada, Krama, Jata, Ghana etc. 79 Vedas, Rk, Yajus, Saman 9 Vedas, Vedangas, Upanisads 117 Vedas and Upanisads brought out of water by God 35 Vedic texts: Sarhhita, Pada and Krama 103 Vetrasura, son of SindhudvSpa from Vetravati 97 Vetravati (r) wife of sea-god Varuna 97 Vidyut (an asura) 38 Vidyut and Suvidyut, their offensive against gods 60 Vidyutprabha and Kantimati queens of King Supratlka 36 Vinayaka, his origin 83 Vinltasva (k) 234 Violence or non violence, a sage in a dilemma 228 Viradhanva (a king) 125ff Virocana, Durjaya's minister 45 Virupanidhi, a servant's servant of the queen CandraprabM 536 Visala (k) 135, 137 Visala (city) 24 Visnu, attainable by meditation 113 Visnu, Gods' prayer 34 Visnu, his designation as Narayana 738 Varaha Puran№ explained 4, 5, his four forms—(1) Vasudeva, (2) Sankarsana, (3) Pradyurrma, (4) Aiiiruddha 112fn; his serpent-bed in the ocean 2; his threefold function: creation, protection, destruction 11; his wonder 165; his worship for attaining the best husband 147; A husband 147; A Vrata for attaining—148ff; in the form of Sri Rama on mount Citrakflta 47; Origin 101; sleeping in the milky ocean 39; sitting on Garuda 42; twelve names 3 Visnu in the form of Varaha 124 Visnu in the Kurma form 123 Visnudhara, a waterfall in Koka 383 Visnu Narayana 14 Visnupada, dedicated to Varaha, in kokamukha 383 Visnusaras, a lake in Kokamukha 383 Visrantivada, its greatness 490 Vis'vakarma, divine architect 430 Vivaha, a ceremony 497 Vivasvat, son of Vasu 20 Vrata (vow) for attaining the best husband 147 Vrndavana 111 Vrsnis and Andhakas 431 Vulture and Jackal, an anecdote 355ff Vyasa, a sage 518 Vyuhas, four 445fn 1 Vyuhas—Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pra— dyumna, Aniruddha 132 Wag-tail, a story 389ff Wheel of worldly life 112 Worship, articles, days, months, seasons 288-294 Worship of various forms of Visnu for different purposes 136 Yajnamurti-stava, a hymn to Xarayana 19ff Yajfiapurusa 127 Yajfiavalkya, a famous sage 130 Yajurveda 410 Yaksas 227 Yaksatlrtha 409 Yama, dikpala guarding the Southern direction 71 Yama, his city 598ff; and his associates 600; his Dharmas'astra 361 Yama and Yamuna, Children of Sariijfia by Aditya 71 Yamaloka, description by Naciketas 593ff Yamuna, its greatness 45Iff Yayati, son of Nahusa 129 Yoganidra 102; (Cosmic slumber) 102 Yoges'vari 95 Yugadharma 166 Yuga-s—Krta, Treta., Dvapara, Kali 2, 8 —о о оexplained 4, 5, his four forms— (1) Vasudeva, (2) Sankarsana, (3) Pradyumna, (4) Aniruddha 112fn; his serpent-bed in the ocean 2; his threefold function: creation, protection, destruction 11; his wonder 165; his worship for attaining the best husband 147; A husband 147; A Vrata for attaining—148ff; in the form of Sri Rama on mount Citrakuta47; Origin 101; sleeping in the milky ocean 39; sitting on Garuda 42; twelve names 3 Visnu in the form of Varaha 124 Visnu in the Kurma form 123 Visnudhara, a waterfall in Koka 383 Visnu Narayana 14 Visnupada, dedicated to Varaha, in Kokamukha 383 Visnusaras, a lake in Kokamukha 383 Vis'rantivada, its greatness 490 Visvakarma, divine architect 430 Vivaha, a ceremony 497 Vivasvat, son of Vasu 20 Vrata (vow) for attaining the best husband 147 Vrndavana 111 Vrsnis and Andhakas 431 Vulture and Jackal, an anecdote 355ff Vyasa, a sage 518 Vyuhas, four 445fn 1 Vyuhas—Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha 132 Wag-tail, a story 389ff Wheel of worldly life 112 Worship, articles, days, months, seasons 288-294 Worship of various forms of Visnu for different purposes 136 Yajfiamurti-stava, a hymn to Narayana 19ff Yajnapurusa 127 Yajnavalkya, a famous sage 130 Yajurveda 410 Yaksas 227 Yaksatirtha 409 Yama, dikpala guarding the Southern direction 71 Yama, his city 598fF; and his associates 600; his Dharmasastra 361 Yama and Yamuna, Children of Sarhjna by Aditya 71 Yamaloka, description by Naciketas 593ff Yamuna, its greatness 45Iff Yayati, son of Nahusa 129 Yoganidra 102; (Cosmic slumber) 102 Yogesvari 95 Yugadharma 166 Yuga-s—Krta, Treta, Dvapara, Kalt 2, 8 - O O O - -- 397 of 397 --