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ON THE HINDOO RELIGION. xxxiii
regent of death, is his son; and Chaya, a shadow, the name of
one of his wivesv. The image of Sooryii is that of a dark-red
man, from whose body issue a thousand streams of light: he
has three eyes, and four arms; in each of two of his hands he
holds a water-lily, with another he is bestowing a blessing, and
with the last fbrbidding fear. He sits on a red lotus, in a chariot
drawn by seven horses. He is painted red, to show that his
glory is like flame; his three eyes represent the day, evening,
and night; and his four arms indicate, that in him are united
priikritee and poorooshu, or matter and spirit. One lotus ex-
plains the nature of emancipation, (see Vishnoo-J and the other,
upon which the rays of SoSryii are reflected, is a type of sound,
which some Hindoo philosophers believe to be eternal. The red
lotus represents the earth; his chariot, the measure of time; and
the seven horses, the seven poetical measures of the v<»dus. The
image of this god is never made, but the sun itself is worshipped
daily; the shalgramii is also his constant representative in the
bramhinical worship. The disciples of this god are called Souriis.
-• 9. Ugnee, the regent of fire, is represented as a corpulent man,
riding on a goat, with copper-coloured eye-brows, beard, hair,
and eyes; his belly is the colour of the dawn; he holds a spear
in his right hand, and a bead-roll in his left; from his body
issue a thousand streams of glory, and he has seven flaming
tongues. His corpulency points out, that he grants the desires
of his worshippers ; the colour of his eye-brows, &c. represents
the flame of the burnt-offering when it ascends of a copper-
colour, at which time he who desires secular blessings offers his
clarified butter; but he who desires emancipation, pours his
offering on the fire when its colour is like that of the dawn.
The goat teaches, that Ugnee devours all things; his spear, that
he is almighty; and his bead-roll, that he is propitious. The
rays of glory are to encourage the worshipper to expect that he
y The pooranus contain a fable respecting Sooryii and his wife, which
almost literally corresponds with the filthy story of Neptune and Ceres,
when the latter turned herself into a mare,
vot. i, e
regent of death, is his son; and Chaya, a shadow, the name of
one of his wivesv. The image of Sooryii is that of a dark-red
man, from whose body issue a thousand streams of light: he
has three eyes, and four arms; in each of two of his hands he
holds a water-lily, with another he is bestowing a blessing, and
with the last fbrbidding fear. He sits on a red lotus, in a chariot
drawn by seven horses. He is painted red, to show that his
glory is like flame; his three eyes represent the day, evening,
and night; and his four arms indicate, that in him are united
priikritee and poorooshu, or matter and spirit. One lotus ex-
plains the nature of emancipation, (see Vishnoo-J and the other,
upon which the rays of SoSryii are reflected, is a type of sound,
which some Hindoo philosophers believe to be eternal. The red
lotus represents the earth; his chariot, the measure of time; and
the seven horses, the seven poetical measures of the v<»dus. The
image of this god is never made, but the sun itself is worshipped
daily; the shalgramii is also his constant representative in the
bramhinical worship. The disciples of this god are called Souriis.
-• 9. Ugnee, the regent of fire, is represented as a corpulent man,
riding on a goat, with copper-coloured eye-brows, beard, hair,
and eyes; his belly is the colour of the dawn; he holds a spear
in his right hand, and a bead-roll in his left; from his body
issue a thousand streams of glory, and he has seven flaming
tongues. His corpulency points out, that he grants the desires
of his worshippers ; the colour of his eye-brows, &c. represents
the flame of the burnt-offering when it ascends of a copper-
colour, at which time he who desires secular blessings offers his
clarified butter; but he who desires emancipation, pours his
offering on the fire when its colour is like that of the dawn.
The goat teaches, that Ugnee devours all things; his spear, that
he is almighty; and his bead-roll, that he is propitious. The
rays of glory are to encourage the worshipper to expect that he
y The pooranus contain a fable respecting Sooryii and his wife, which
almost literally corresponds with the filthy story of Neptune and Ceres,
when the latter turned herself into a mare,
vot. i, e