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56 THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY.
radiants—Suptashwii, he who has seven horses in his cha-
riot.—Vikurttunu, he who was made round by Vishwukurma
in his lathe.—fJrkii, the maker of heat.—Mihirii, he who
wets the earth8.—Pooshunii, he who cherishes all.—Dyoo-
inunee, he who sparkles in the sky.—Turunee, the savioun
—Mitru, the friend of the water-lily'.—Gruhuputee, the
lord of the stars.—Siihusrangshoo, the thousand-rayed.—
Ruvee, he who is to be praised.
SECT. VI.—Giin&hu.
This god is represented in the form of a fat short man,
with a long belly, and an elephant's headu. He has four
hands; holding in one a shell, in another a chukru, in an-
other a club, and in the fourth a water-lily. He sits upon a
rat. In an elephant's head are two projecting teeth, but in
Gtineshu's only one, the other having been torn out by
Vishnoo, when in the form of Puriisoo-ramu he wished to
have an interview with Shivii. Giin^shu, who stood as
door-keeper, denied him entrance, upon which a battle en-
sued, and Puriisoo-ramu, beating him, tore out one of his
teeth.
* The Sooryii-shutuku says, the sun draws up the waters from the earth,
and then lets them fall in showers again.
' At the rising of the sun this flower expands itself, and when the sun
retires shuts up its leavesagain.
* Sir W. Jones calls Guneshu the god of wisdom, and refers, as a proof
of it, to bis having an elephant's head. I cannot find, however, that this
god is considered by any of the Hindoos as properly the god of wisdom ;
for though he is said to give knowledge to those who worship him to
obtain it, that U what is ascribed also to other gods. The Hindoos is
general, I believe, consider the elephant as a stupid animal, and it is a
biting reproof to be called as stupid as an elephant.
radiants—Suptashwii, he who has seven horses in his cha-
riot.—Vikurttunu, he who was made round by Vishwukurma
in his lathe.—fJrkii, the maker of heat.—Mihirii, he who
wets the earth8.—Pooshunii, he who cherishes all.—Dyoo-
inunee, he who sparkles in the sky.—Turunee, the savioun
—Mitru, the friend of the water-lily'.—Gruhuputee, the
lord of the stars.—Siihusrangshoo, the thousand-rayed.—
Ruvee, he who is to be praised.
SECT. VI.—Giin&hu.
This god is represented in the form of a fat short man,
with a long belly, and an elephant's headu. He has four
hands; holding in one a shell, in another a chukru, in an-
other a club, and in the fourth a water-lily. He sits upon a
rat. In an elephant's head are two projecting teeth, but in
Gtineshu's only one, the other having been torn out by
Vishnoo, when in the form of Puriisoo-ramu he wished to
have an interview with Shivii. Giin^shu, who stood as
door-keeper, denied him entrance, upon which a battle en-
sued, and Puriisoo-ramu, beating him, tore out one of his
teeth.
* The Sooryii-shutuku says, the sun draws up the waters from the earth,
and then lets them fall in showers again.
' At the rising of the sun this flower expands itself, and when the sun
retires shuts up its leavesagain.
* Sir W. Jones calls Guneshu the god of wisdom, and refers, as a proof
of it, to bis having an elephant's head. I cannot find, however, that this
god is considered by any of the Hindoos as properly the god of wisdom ;
for though he is said to give knowledge to those who worship him to
obtain it, that U what is ascribed also to other gods. The Hindoos is
general, I believe, consider the elephant as a stupid animal, and it is a
biting reproof to be called as stupid as an elephant.