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INDEX
441
Gajasahvaya (gaj-as-ah-va'ya), city of,
in Shakuntala story, 161.
Gambling, dice in Vedic period, 77;
the match between Kauravas and
Pandavas, 238 et seq.; Nala and his
brother, 341 et seq.
Gandar'ians, allies of Xerxes against the
Greeks, 168.
Gandhan, Queen, wife of Dhritarashtra,
177; at the tournament, 187 et seq.;
lament of for sons, 311; retires to
forest, 319, 320, 321; death of, 322.
GandTiari, the tribe, 168.
Gandharva (gand'har-va), the atmos-
pheric deity, 69.
Gandharva marriage, 160.
Gandharvas, the, king of, in folk tale,
43; in Indra's heaven, 58; like elves,
68; celestial musicians, 69; tribal
significance of, 70; story of told to
Arjuna, 71; as invisible sentinels, 106;
capture of Duryodhana by, 259; at
horse sacrifice, 316; Dhritarashtra as
celestial king of, 327; at ordeal of
Sita, 425.
Gane'sa (gane'sha), elephant - headed
god of wisdom, 151.
Ganga (gang'a), goddess of Ganges,
152; as wife of King Shantanu, 164
et seq.
Ganga-bratta, name of Bhishma, 166 n.
Ganges river, mentioned in late Rig-
vedic period, 76; Ganges, 83; story
of Manu and the fish and, 140 et seq.;
myth of the descent of, 152; goddess
of as wife of king, 164 et seq.; dead
warriors rise from, 320, 321; the
heavenly, 326.
Gardens of Hela, in Indian myth, 59.
Gariida (gar-ood'a), half giant, half
eagle, Amrita story of, 145; the
vehicle of Vishnu, 146; in Ganesa
myth, 151; helps Rama in Ceylon
war, 419; carries Rama to Paradise,
428.
Gauls, the, widow burning among,
xxxvii; transmigration of souls belief
among, xliv, 118; cattle lifters like
vedic Aryans, 15; Ayro-Indians had
clan feuds like, 77; as pork eaters,
136.
Gauri (gow'ree), wife of Shiva, 405.
Oayatn (gay'atree), the milkmaid god-
dess, second wife of Brahma, 44,
H9.
Germans as Aryans, xxiv.
Ghatotkacha (gat-ot-katch'a), the Rak-
shasa son of Bhima, 206; in great
war, 286 et seq.; avenges death of
Iravat, 293, 294; fall of, 301; in
vision of dead warriors, 320, 321.
Ghosts, belief in, 38; birds as, 75.
Ghosts and fire. See Cremation.
Giant, the chaos, Purusha like Ymer,
89, 90; concealed soul of, 102;
Vishnu as a, 123.
Giants, in Varuna's heaven, 59; when
called Asuras, 61, 63 et seq.; Yakshas,
"the good people", as, 68; rational
explanation of criticized, 70, 7'»
mother of, 64; Norse and Indian,
65; the struggle with gods for am-
brosia, 142 et seq.; slain by the
avenging goddess Kali, 150. See
Asuras, Danavas, Daityas, and
Rakshasas.
Girisha (ge - reesh'a), mountain god,
Shiva as, 146.
Goat, early Aryans had, 76; slain at
horse sacrifices and at burials, 91;
creator assumes form of, 95, 102 ; the
Rishi Daksha has head of, 153.
Goblins, Shiva as lord of, 146.
Goddesses, shadowy in Vedic Age,
xxxi; rise of the, 148; sun goddess
makes Shiva's trident and Vishnu's
discus, 149.
Gods, Vedic Aryans exalted, xxxi; dis-
pute among and race run by, 14;
the Indian as Persian demons, 62;
enemies of Asuras in epic literature,
63; magical control of, 80; priests
as, 84; none in Krita Age, 107; fear
of death among, 121.
"Gold Toothed", the, Agni and
Heimdal called, 21.
Golden Age (Yellow Age), in Indian,
Greek, and Celtic mythologies, 107
et seq.
Goloka (go'Iok-a), paradise of Krishna,
323-
Gomme, G. L., xlii.
Gon'esh, 151 n.
Good, Divine One the source of, 115.
"Good people", the, Yakshas called,
68.
Goose, the chaos, 101.
Gopis (go'pees) (milkmaids), Krishna
and the, 129; Gayatri of the as
Brahma's wife, 149.
Government, system of in Vedic Age,
77, 7»-
441
Gajasahvaya (gaj-as-ah-va'ya), city of,
in Shakuntala story, 161.
Gambling, dice in Vedic period, 77;
the match between Kauravas and
Pandavas, 238 et seq.; Nala and his
brother, 341 et seq.
Gandar'ians, allies of Xerxes against the
Greeks, 168.
Gandhan, Queen, wife of Dhritarashtra,
177; at the tournament, 187 et seq.;
lament of for sons, 311; retires to
forest, 319, 320, 321; death of, 322.
GandTiari, the tribe, 168.
Gandharva (gand'har-va), the atmos-
pheric deity, 69.
Gandharva marriage, 160.
Gandharvas, the, king of, in folk tale,
43; in Indra's heaven, 58; like elves,
68; celestial musicians, 69; tribal
significance of, 70; story of told to
Arjuna, 71; as invisible sentinels, 106;
capture of Duryodhana by, 259; at
horse sacrifice, 316; Dhritarashtra as
celestial king of, 327; at ordeal of
Sita, 425.
Gane'sa (gane'sha), elephant - headed
god of wisdom, 151.
Ganga (gang'a), goddess of Ganges,
152; as wife of King Shantanu, 164
et seq.
Ganga-bratta, name of Bhishma, 166 n.
Ganges river, mentioned in late Rig-
vedic period, 76; Ganges, 83; story
of Manu and the fish and, 140 et seq.;
myth of the descent of, 152; goddess
of as wife of king, 164 et seq.; dead
warriors rise from, 320, 321; the
heavenly, 326.
Gardens of Hela, in Indian myth, 59.
Gariida (gar-ood'a), half giant, half
eagle, Amrita story of, 145; the
vehicle of Vishnu, 146; in Ganesa
myth, 151; helps Rama in Ceylon
war, 419; carries Rama to Paradise,
428.
Gauls, the, widow burning among,
xxxvii; transmigration of souls belief
among, xliv, 118; cattle lifters like
vedic Aryans, 15; Ayro-Indians had
clan feuds like, 77; as pork eaters,
136.
Gauri (gow'ree), wife of Shiva, 405.
Oayatn (gay'atree), the milkmaid god-
dess, second wife of Brahma, 44,
H9.
Germans as Aryans, xxiv.
Ghatotkacha (gat-ot-katch'a), the Rak-
shasa son of Bhima, 206; in great
war, 286 et seq.; avenges death of
Iravat, 293, 294; fall of, 301; in
vision of dead warriors, 320, 321.
Ghosts, belief in, 38; birds as, 75.
Ghosts and fire. See Cremation.
Giant, the chaos, Purusha like Ymer,
89, 90; concealed soul of, 102;
Vishnu as a, 123.
Giants, in Varuna's heaven, 59; when
called Asuras, 61, 63 et seq.; Yakshas,
"the good people", as, 68; rational
explanation of criticized, 70, 7'»
mother of, 64; Norse and Indian,
65; the struggle with gods for am-
brosia, 142 et seq.; slain by the
avenging goddess Kali, 150. See
Asuras, Danavas, Daityas, and
Rakshasas.
Girisha (ge - reesh'a), mountain god,
Shiva as, 146.
Goat, early Aryans had, 76; slain at
horse sacrifices and at burials, 91;
creator assumes form of, 95, 102 ; the
Rishi Daksha has head of, 153.
Goblins, Shiva as lord of, 146.
Goddesses, shadowy in Vedic Age,
xxxi; rise of the, 148; sun goddess
makes Shiva's trident and Vishnu's
discus, 149.
Gods, Vedic Aryans exalted, xxxi; dis-
pute among and race run by, 14;
the Indian as Persian demons, 62;
enemies of Asuras in epic literature,
63; magical control of, 80; priests
as, 84; none in Krita Age, 107; fear
of death among, 121.
"Gold Toothed", the, Agni and
Heimdal called, 21.
Golden Age (Yellow Age), in Indian,
Greek, and Celtic mythologies, 107
et seq.
Goloka (go'Iok-a), paradise of Krishna,
323-
Gomme, G. L., xlii.
Gon'esh, 151 n.
Good, Divine One the source of, 115.
"Good people", the, Yakshas called,
68.
Goose, the chaos, 101.
Gopis (go'pees) (milkmaids), Krishna
and the, 129; Gayatri of the as
Brahma's wife, 149.
Government, system of in Vedic Age,
77, 7»-