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4-4.8
INDIAN MYTH AND LEGEND
kandeya's account of the yugas
(world's ages) in, 112 et seq.; Vishnu
and Brahma in, 123; early myths in,
124; Bhagavad-gita (Divine Song)
in, 125 et seq.; Krishna appendix
to, 129; history of Brahmanism en-
shrined in, 138; furnishes knowledge
regarding Brahma, 139; Markandeya's
account of the Deluge in, 140 et seq.;
"Churning of the Ocean" in, 142;
Shiva worshipped by Krishna in, 146;
Shiva's gift of weapons in, 146;
Vyasa as author of, 154; Kuru-
Kshetra battlefield in Kuru country,
155; founded on tribal hero songs:
heroes of, 156; compared with Iliad
and date of origin of, 156; story of,
157 et seq.; Pandavas favoured in,
I 78 k.
Mana deva (maha'dayva), Shiva as, 146.
Maha-rishis (maha'reesh"es), 102. See
Rishis, the Celestial.
" Maltese cross " in Elam and Babylon,
155. 156-
Man, the first, Purusha as, 89; like the
Teutonic Ymer, 90; like Chinese P'an
Ku and Egyptian Ptah, 90 «.
"Man in the eye", the, soul as, 42.
Managarm, Teutonic moon devourer,
Rahu the Indian, 64, 142.
Man'asa, snake goddess, 152.
Mandapala (manda'pala), the childless
Rishi, refused entry to heaven, 59.
Mandara mountain, in " Churning of
the Ocean " myth, 143.
Mani (man'ee), Germanic moon god,
36.
Manipur, Arjuna weds princess of, 226.
Man'mat"ha, the love god, 151.
Mannus, Teutonic patriarch, 23.
MantTiara, the hunchback, plots against
Rama, 385 el seq.; Satrughna desires
to slay, 397.
Manu, laws of, reincarnation in, 13;
Narayana creation myth in, lot et
seq.; celestial Rishis in, 102; trans-
migration doctrine in, 117; Gand-
harva marriage legalized in, 160; the
Niyoga custom, 171; second mar-
riages unlawful in, 369 n.
Manu (man'oo), patriarch of Agni wor-
shippers, 23; Yamaand, 39n.; epony-
mous ancestor of mankind, 101; dif-
ferent forms of, 102; in vedas and
epics, 140; the story of the fish and
the Deluge, 140 et seq.
Manus, the seven and fourteen, 102; four-
teen reign during "day of Brahma",
105.
Mara, the love god, 151.
Maricha, the Rakshasa of Ceylon, Rama
drives over ocean, 381; as the golden
deer, 403; Rama slays, 404, 405.
Marichi (ma'reech-ee, eh as in each), the
rishi, the grandfather of Vishnu's dwarf
incarnation, 154.
Markandey'a, long-lived Indian sage,
112 et seq.; visit of to Pandavas during
exile, 259.
Marriage customs, the choice of Savitri,
45, 46; capture, 60; Gandharva mar-
riage, 160; Bhishma on various modes,
169; his capture of king's three daugh-
ters, 169, 170; Draupadi becomes
joint wife of Pandavas, 222, 223;
Arjuna and Uliipf, and princess
of Manipur, and Subhadra, 226-8;
second marriages unlawful, 369 «.
Mars, horse sacrificed to, 92, 93.
Maruts (mar'oots), Indra's attendants,
5; in battle, 5, 6; Vayu and, 25;
Rudras and, 26; in Indra's heaven,
58; at Dasaratha's horse sacrifice,
377- . , „
Matali, Indra's chariot driver, 256, 258,
259.
Maternity, Sasti goddess of, 152, 153.
Mathematics, Brahmans and study of, 83.
Mat'hura, Krishna and king of, 128.
May customs, Buriats burn house of
dead, xxxiv; "ram feast" of Devon,
xlii.
Mead, the early Ayro-Indian, 77.
Mead of the gods (see Amrita and
Soma), Teutonic and Hindu giants
and, 36; as "water of life", 37-
Mediator, the, Mithra as, 30, 31.
Mediterranean race, xxvii; Brahmans
of, xxviii; the new Brahmanical Pan-
theon, xl. See also Brown race.
Mediterranean racial type and customs
in Britain, xlii.
Megas'thenes, the Greek ambassador in
India, evidence of regarding Vishnu,
Shiva, and Krishna, 122. n
Memphis (mem'fis), " Hammer god
of. 3. 139-
Menaka, the Apsara, 43, 69, 159, i**
Merodach, Babylonian god, in creation
myth, 90.
Meru (may'roo), 17. See Mount Merit.
Mesopotamia, Aryan gods in, 62.
Meru-
INDIAN MYTH AND LEGEND
kandeya's account of the yugas
(world's ages) in, 112 et seq.; Vishnu
and Brahma in, 123; early myths in,
124; Bhagavad-gita (Divine Song)
in, 125 et seq.; Krishna appendix
to, 129; history of Brahmanism en-
shrined in, 138; furnishes knowledge
regarding Brahma, 139; Markandeya's
account of the Deluge in, 140 et seq.;
"Churning of the Ocean" in, 142;
Shiva worshipped by Krishna in, 146;
Shiva's gift of weapons in, 146;
Vyasa as author of, 154; Kuru-
Kshetra battlefield in Kuru country,
155; founded on tribal hero songs:
heroes of, 156; compared with Iliad
and date of origin of, 156; story of,
157 et seq.; Pandavas favoured in,
I 78 k.
Mana deva (maha'dayva), Shiva as, 146.
Maha-rishis (maha'reesh"es), 102. See
Rishis, the Celestial.
" Maltese cross " in Elam and Babylon,
155. 156-
Man, the first, Purusha as, 89; like the
Teutonic Ymer, 90; like Chinese P'an
Ku and Egyptian Ptah, 90 «.
"Man in the eye", the, soul as, 42.
Managarm, Teutonic moon devourer,
Rahu the Indian, 64, 142.
Man'asa, snake goddess, 152.
Mandapala (manda'pala), the childless
Rishi, refused entry to heaven, 59.
Mandara mountain, in " Churning of
the Ocean " myth, 143.
Mani (man'ee), Germanic moon god,
36.
Manipur, Arjuna weds princess of, 226.
Man'mat"ha, the love god, 151.
Mannus, Teutonic patriarch, 23.
MantTiara, the hunchback, plots against
Rama, 385 el seq.; Satrughna desires
to slay, 397.
Manu, laws of, reincarnation in, 13;
Narayana creation myth in, lot et
seq.; celestial Rishis in, 102; trans-
migration doctrine in, 117; Gand-
harva marriage legalized in, 160; the
Niyoga custom, 171; second mar-
riages unlawful in, 369 n.
Manu (man'oo), patriarch of Agni wor-
shippers, 23; Yamaand, 39n.; epony-
mous ancestor of mankind, 101; dif-
ferent forms of, 102; in vedas and
epics, 140; the story of the fish and
the Deluge, 140 et seq.
Manus, the seven and fourteen, 102; four-
teen reign during "day of Brahma",
105.
Mara, the love god, 151.
Maricha, the Rakshasa of Ceylon, Rama
drives over ocean, 381; as the golden
deer, 403; Rama slays, 404, 405.
Marichi (ma'reech-ee, eh as in each), the
rishi, the grandfather of Vishnu's dwarf
incarnation, 154.
Markandey'a, long-lived Indian sage,
112 et seq.; visit of to Pandavas during
exile, 259.
Marriage customs, the choice of Savitri,
45, 46; capture, 60; Gandharva mar-
riage, 160; Bhishma on various modes,
169; his capture of king's three daugh-
ters, 169, 170; Draupadi becomes
joint wife of Pandavas, 222, 223;
Arjuna and Uliipf, and princess
of Manipur, and Subhadra, 226-8;
second marriages unlawful, 369 «.
Mars, horse sacrificed to, 92, 93.
Maruts (mar'oots), Indra's attendants,
5; in battle, 5, 6; Vayu and, 25;
Rudras and, 26; in Indra's heaven,
58; at Dasaratha's horse sacrifice,
377- . , „
Matali, Indra's chariot driver, 256, 258,
259.
Maternity, Sasti goddess of, 152, 153.
Mathematics, Brahmans and study of, 83.
Mat'hura, Krishna and king of, 128.
May customs, Buriats burn house of
dead, xxxiv; "ram feast" of Devon,
xlii.
Mead, the early Ayro-Indian, 77.
Mead of the gods (see Amrita and
Soma), Teutonic and Hindu giants
and, 36; as "water of life", 37-
Mediator, the, Mithra as, 30, 31.
Mediterranean race, xxvii; Brahmans
of, xxviii; the new Brahmanical Pan-
theon, xl. See also Brown race.
Mediterranean racial type and customs
in Britain, xlii.
Megas'thenes, the Greek ambassador in
India, evidence of regarding Vishnu,
Shiva, and Krishna, 122. n
Memphis (mem'fis), " Hammer god
of. 3. 139-
Menaka, the Apsara, 43, 69, 159, i**
Merodach, Babylonian god, in creation
myth, 90.
Meru (may'roo), 17. See Mount Merit.
Mesopotamia, Aryan gods in, 62.
Meru-