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the internal organ, 14, 299; Agni 42, 4 sq., 38 sq., 280; release the and the other chief g. are only the sun and the ritam from darkness chief manifestations of the highest and sin, 42, 15; sorceries performed Brahman, 15, 302, 303; the Self by the g., 42, 39; conquered all the identified with Sambhu, Bhava, world in battle, 42, 86; pour love Rudra, Pragâpati, Hiranyagarbha, into the waters, 42, 105, 535: Vishnu, Narâyana, 15, 340 sq.; all quarrels among the g., 42, 134, 363; the g. are Aditi, 32, 255, 261; the human sacrificer imitates the rites king as the God of Riches, 33, 217 performed by the g., 43, 22 sq., 30, sg.; the thousand-eyed god, 42, 68, 33, 41, 58 sq., 82, 117, 145, 156, 402 ; the armies of the g., having 169, 188, 190-5, 198, 200, 202, the sun as their ensign, 42, 133; 215 sq., 217 sq., 223-5, 236-9, neither g. nor men can escape 255 sq., 270, 275 sq., 303, 316; Bhava and Sarva, 42, 159; Trita, afraid of the Rakshas, 43, 104 sq.; the scapegoat of the g., 42, 521-3; 44, 453, 462, 467, 478 ; how they Agni, Vâyu, and Rudra are the recovered the nectar of immortality, hearts of the g., 43, 162; the many 43, 255; the Haya (steed) carries g. and the one God, 44, 115-17; the g., 43, 401; fashioned the Ahavanîya fire, the womb of the initiation and other parts of the g., 44, 271 ; subsist on the sun, 44, sacrifices, 44, 138; performed a 470, 508; guarded by the sun, 44, sacrificial session of a thousand 471; the matutinal g., Agni, the two years, 44, 170 sq.; gold is a form Asvins, the Dawn, the rising Sun of the g., 44, 236; come on chariots, 46, 39; the rain-giving god, 46, 43. 46, 38, 237, 245; struggle of g. () MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF (Devas) and Asuras, see Asuras (). HINDU G.
(h) WORSHIP OF G. IN INDIA. Day and night of the g., 7, 77; A Sâman interwoven in the g., 25, 20; 'ponds dug by the g.,' 1, 32; offerings to all the g. (Vaisnatural lakes, 7, 205, 205 n. ; 33, vadeva, Devayagña), 2, 48, 48 n., 112, 112 n.; perform sacrifices, 12, 195, 201 sq., 299; 14, 49 sq., 304, 8 sq., 12; 26, 47-9, 52, 74 sq., 89, 308; 25, 91, 132; 29, 84-7, 89 sq., 93-9, 131, 147, 149-52, 174 sq. 161 sq., 321; 44,95 sq., as long as 178 sq., 194, 202, 240, 249, 252, he is impure, he shall avoid pro275 sq., 279, 291, 301, 303, 386, nouncing the names of the g., 2, 433, 446; 41, 1; 44, 7, 15-19, 22, 94; Snâtaka shall not speak evil of 317, 441-4; the sacrifice escaped the g., and must be careful about the g., 12, 23, 140; 26, 89, 235; his duties towards them, 2, 95, 225; the sacrifice that became a tortoise, 29, 124; Bali offerings to the the g., and the Rishis, 12, 160-2; servants of the g., the g. inside the deposited their beasts with Agni, house, and the g. of the points of 12, 347; formerly g., men, and the horizon, 2, 107, 107 n., 202, fathers drank visibly together, now 202 n. ; 29, 290; Brâhmanas and invisibly, 12, 367 n.; 26, 155; ran Kshatriyas uphold g., manes, and a race, 12, 370 sq.; 26, 327 n.; 41, men, 2, 238; witnesses to be sworn I sq.; slew Vritra by means of in the presence of the g., the king, sacrifice, 12, 408-10, 417-20, 437, and Brâhmanas, 2, 247; the strength, 444 sq., 449; 41, 48; sins com- &c., of a student who breaks the vow mitted by the g., 14, 321; 42, 73, of chastity goes to the g., 2, 294, 604; the whole world sprang from 294 n.; he who performs penances the g., 25, 112; the g. even swore becomes known to all the g., 2, oaths, 25, 273, 273 n.; 33, 98 sq.; 299; 14, 297; reverence towards accidents caused by the will of the g. and Brâhmanas enjoined for all 8., 25, 325; proclaimed the power castes, 7, 13; Srâddhas begin and of austerity, 25, 479; the celestial end with rites in lionour of the g., hosts approached the g., 26, 179 sq.; 7, 85, 238; 12, 363 sq., 433 sq.; procured holy and medical plants, 14, 53 sq., 238; 25, 98, 98 11.,
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