 | Carl Gustav Jung - 1916 - 666 pages
...Richas and Sama-hymns were born ; Therefrom the metres were produced, The Yajus had its birth from it. " The moon was gendered from his mind And from his eye the Sun had birth ; Indra and Agni from his mouth Were born, and Vayu from his breath. " Forth from his navel came midair;... | |
 | Sydney Cave - Christianity and other religions - 1919 - 284 pages
...portions did they make? What do they call his mouth, his arms ? What do they call his thighs and feet? 12. The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the...the Vaisya, from his feet the Sudra was produced. 13. The Moon was gendered from his mind, and from his eye the Sun had birth. Indra and Agni from his... | |
 | Sydney Cave - Asia - 1921 - 264 pages
...three Vedas, horses, cattle, goats, and sheep. From the parts of the body, the four castes were made. " The Brahman was his mouth ; of both his arms was the Rajanya 1 made. His thighs became the Vaisya, from his feet the Sudra was produced." The moon came from his... | |
 | John Mandeville Macfie - Hindu mythology - 1924 - 372 pages
...make ? What did they call his mouth, his arms ? What did they call his thighs and feet ? The Brahmin was his mouth, of both his arms was the Rajanya made. His thighs became the Vaishya, from his feet the Shudra was produced " (Griffith's translation). The GREEKS (Yavana) no doubt... | |
 | Asia - 1919 - 692 pages
...portions did they make? What do they call his mouth and arms? what do they call his thighs and feet? The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the...the Vaisya; from his feet the Sudra was produced." But this is not caste as we know it. It is rather a natural •division of four classes of society... | |
 | Thomas R. Martland - Religion - 1981 - 240 pages
...portions did they make? What do they call his mouth, his arms? What do they call his thighs and feet? The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the Rajanya [the second or kshatriya caste] made, His thighs became the Vaisya, from his feet the Sudra was produced.... | |
 | Kathryn Allen Rabuzzi - Family & Relationships - 1994 - 204 pages
...created the universe out of his own body: When they divided Purusa how many portions did they make? The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the...the Vaisya, from his feet the Sudra was produced, The moon was gendered from his mind, and from his eye the sun had birth; . . . Forth from his navel... | |
 | Barbara A. Holdrege - Religion - 1996 - 784 pages
...his thighs and feet declared to be? His mouth became the brahmin; [from] his arms the ksatriya was made; his thighs became the vaisya; from his feet the sudra was born. The moon was born from his mind; from his eye Surya, the sun, was born; from his mouth came Indra... | |
 | Ralph Thomas Hotchkin Griffith, Jagdish Lal Shastri - Mantras - 1973 - 738 pages
...did they make ? What do they call his mouth, his arms ? What do they call his thighs and feet ? 12 The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the...made. His thighs became the Vaisya, from his feet the áüdra was produced. 1 3 The Moon was gendered from his mind, and from his eye the Sun had birth;... | |
 | V. I. Braginskiĭ - Literary Criticism - 2001 - 372 pages
...Rajanya (Kshatriya; VB) made. His thighs became the Vaishya, from his feet the Shudra was produced. The Moon was gendered from his mind, and from his eye the Sun had birth. Forth from his navel came mid-air; the sky was fashioned from his head; Earth from his feet, and from... | |
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The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the Rajanya made. His thighs became the Vaisya, from his feet the Sudra was produced. 
