Literary Remains of ... Professor Theodore Goldstücker ..., Volumes 1-2W.H. Allen, 1879 |
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according acts amongst ancient appear authority became become belief belong body Brahman brother called caste cause ceremonies character commentary connected considered consists contain death deity divine doctrine doubt duties earth edition especially existence explained fact fire five former four give given gods heaven Hindu human hymns important India Indra instance kind king knowledge latter literature live Mahâbhârata Manu material means mentioned merely mind nature object obtained occurs offered oldest original passage performed period person philosophy portion possess present priest principal probably Professor Purân'as question quoted regard relating religion religious remain represented rest Rigveda rites rules sacred Sanskrit says sect sense separately sons soul spirit succession translation Upanishads various Vedas Vedic verses Vishn'u whole worship writings Yajnavalkya Yajurveda
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Pagina 3 - Firmly relying Ourselves on the truth of Christianity, and acknowledging with gratitude the solace of Religion, We disclaim alike the Right and the Desire to impose Our Convictions on any of Our Subjects.
Pagina 3 - And it is our further will that, so far as may be, our subjects, of whatever race or creed, be freely and impartially admitted to offices in our service, the duties of which they may be qualified, by their education, ability, and integrity, duly to discharge.
Pagina 3 - We declare it to be Our Royal Will and Pleasure that none be in any wise favoured, none molested or disquieted by reason of their Religious Faith or Observances ; but that all shall alike enjoy the equal and impartial protection of the Law : and We do strictly charge and enjoin all those who may be in authority under Us, that they abstain from all interference with the Religious Belief or Worship of any of Our Subjects, on pain of Our highest Displeasure.
Pagina 101 - The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful.
Pagina 3 - We desire no extension of our present territorial possessions: and while we will permit no aggression upon our dominions or our rights to be attempted with impunity, we shall sanction no encroachment on those of others. We shall respect the rights, dignity, and honour of native princes as our own; and we desire that they, as well as our own subjects, should enjoy that prosperity and that social advancement which can only be secured by internal peace and good government.
Pagina 74 - Who knows exactly, and who shall in this world declare, whence and why this creation took place ? The gods are subsequent to the production of this world : then who can know whence it proceeded ? or whence this varied world arose ? or whether it uphold [itself], or not ? He who, in the highest heaven, is the ruler of this universe, does indeed know ; but not another can possess that knowledge.
Pagina 13 - The blessings prayed for are, for the most part, of a temporal and personal description, — wealth, food, life, posterity, cattle, cows, and horses ; protection against enemies, victory over them, and sometimes their destruction...
Pagina 34 - Atharva is the multitude of incantations which it contains ; these are pronounced either by the person who is :J himself to be benefited, or, more often, by the sorcerer for him, and are directed to the procuring of the greatest variety of desirable ends ; most frequently, perhaps, long life, or recovery from grievous sickness, is the object sought ; then a talisman, such as a necklace, is sometimes given, or in very numerous cases some plant endowed with marvellous virtues is to be the immediate...
Pagina 82 - Darkness there was ; (for) this universe was enveloped with darkness, and was undistinguishable (like fluids mixed in) waters ; but that mass, which was covered by the husk, was (at length) produced by the power of contemplation. First, desire was formed in his mind, and that became the original productive seed ; which the wise, recognising it by the intellect in their hearts, distinguish, in nonentity, as the bond of entity.
Pagina 238 - Rdmdnujas are two perpendicular white lines, drawn from the root of the hair to the commencement of each eye-brow, and a transverse streak connecting them across the root of the nose : in the centre is a perpendicular streak of red, made with red Sanders, or...