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his father's feet on entering into his presence. For the worship of parents compare XII. 108. 3; 128. 9, 10; 267. 31, XIII. 75. 26: "heroes in obedience to the mother."]
[Footnote 45: The marked Brahms=a] Creator-worship is a bit of feminine religious conservatism (see below).]
[Footnote 46: Weber has shown that men of low caste took a subordinate part even in the r[=a]jas[=ulya sacrifice.]
[Footnote 47: In II. 18. there is a brand-new festival appointed in honor of a female fiend, etc.]
[Footnote 48: III. 84. 83 (87. 11). We see the first idea in the injunction of Indra to 'wander,' as told in the tale of Dogstail in the Brahmana (see above).]
[Footnote 49: The usual formula (also Avestan) is 'pure in thought, speech, and act.' The comparison of the six senses to unrestrained wild horses is familiar (III. 211. 24).]
[Footnote 50: There is, further, no unanimity in regard to the comparative value of holy places. In XII. 152. 11, Sarasvat[=i] is holier than Kurukshetra, etc.)
[Footnote 51: At Pushkara is Brahm[=a)'s only (?) shrine—the account is legendary, but half historical. The modern shrine at Ajm[=i]r seems to be meant.]
[Footnote 52: Ganges, according to epic legend, was a goddess who sacrificed herself for men when the earth was parched and men perished. Then Ganges alone of immortals took pity on men, and flinging herself
