A History of the Mahrattas v1.c7.96

v1.c7.96

Brahma created all things : he created human beings, and was himself incarnate ; he is the father of the Deos, or good spirits ; and likewise of the Dyts, or evil spirits. Indra is the chief of the former, and Bullee of the latter. The agents of preservation and destruction, together with their wives, have likewise become incarnate, and assumed a multitude of forms on the earth, in order to fulfil the ends of their being. These incarnations are called their outars ; the different names of these, together with a number of emanations, produce a host of deities, amounting, say the Bramins, exclusive of Brahma, Vishnoo, and Mahdeo, to three hundred and thirty millions.