 Other deities, belonging to those several regions, are portions of the (three) gods; for they are variously named and described, on account of their different operations; but (in fact) there is only one deity; the great soul (Mahan atma).  Miscellaneous essays - Page 27by Henry Thomas Colebrooke - 1837Full view - About this book
 | Asiatic Society of Bengal - Science - 1808
...their different operations : but [in fact] there is only one deity, THE GREAT SOUL (Malian titma). He is called the sun ; for he is the soul of all beings...sage, " the sun is the soul of (jagat) what moves, and " of(tast'hush) that which is fixed." Other deities are portions of him : and that is expressly declared... | |
 | Joshua Marshman, Confucius - 1814 - 622 pages
...on them, quotes the following passage from the Rigveda, " There is only one deity, THE GREAT SOUL, he is called the sun, for he is the soul of all beings ; that is declared by the sage, " the soul of what motes, and of that which is fixed." Other deities... | |
 | James Mill - 1817 - 777 pages
...of their different opera.^""~y~~"""'' tions : but in fact there is only one deity, THE GREAT SOUL. He is called the SUN ; for he is the soul of all beings. Other deities are portions of him."* I have already quoted a very remarkable passage from Yajnyawalcya,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1813
...account of their different operations; but (in fact) there is only one deity; the great soul (Mahan atma). He is called the sun, for he is the soul of...portions of him: and that is expressly declared, by the sage; The wise call fire, Indra, Mithra, and Varun'a, &c.' We cannot wonder at the degraded state in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820
...of their different operations; but (in fact) there is only one deity; the great soul (Mahan atina). He is called the sun, for he is the soul of all beings;...portions of him: and that is expressly declared, by the sage; The wise call fire, Indra, Mithra, and Varun'a, &c.' We cannot wonder at the degraded state in... | |
 | 1832 - 401 pages
...to their different operations ; but, in fact, there is only one deity, the great soul (Mahamatma). He is called the sun, for he is the soul of all beings." This article, with the preceding one, will shew that the Hindu scriptures recognised but one God, though... | |
 | Isaac Preston Cory - History - 1833 - 222 pages
...account of their different operations, but [in fact] there is only one Deity, THE GREAT SOUL (Mahanatma). He is called the Sun ; for he is the soul of all beings ; [and] that is declared by the sage . [The Sun] ' the soul of (jagat) what moves, and of (tast'hush) that which is fixed;' other deities are portions... | |
 | Isaac Preston Cory - 1833 - 222 pages
...account of their different operations, but [in fact] there is only one Deity, THE GREAT SOUL (Mahanatma). He is called the Sun ; for he is the soul of all beings; [and] that is declared by the sage. [TheSun] 'the soul of (jagat) what moves, and of (tast'hush) that which is fixed;' other deities are... | |
 | Hindus - 1834
...described, on account of their different operations : but in fact there is only one deity, the Great Soul. He is called the sun, for he is the soul of all beings,...is declared by the sage, ' the sun is the soul of what moves, and of that which is fixed.' Other deities are portions of him : and that is expressly... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1834 - 24 pages
...described, on account of iheir different operations : but in fact there is only one deity, the Great Soul. He is called the sun, for he is the soul of all beings,...is declared by the sage, ' the sun is the soul of what moves, and of that which is fixed.' Other deities are portions of him: and that is expressly declared... | |
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