Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 301
According to the great poems, the Mahabarata and theRamayana, Vishnu passed through ten incarnations.These are frequently represented in sculptures (seeillustration). They are I. Mataya, the fish. Accordingto the story, Vishnu became a fish to save Manu (theNoah of the Hindus) from the universal… … gods and demons twisted the great serpent Vasiiki.They then stood opposite to each other, and using thesnake as a rope, churned the ocean of milk for the pro- HINDU SACKED BOOKS, EAIJi Y STOJilES, ETC. 301 duction of fourteen precious things. III. Varah, the boar.Vishnu in this form delivered the…
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