The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c14.s6.40

c14.s6.40

No matter what be the name, and what the formal affiliation of these gods and goddesses to the leading pantheons, their sociological significance is self-evident. The inventions or creations of these deities by medieval Folk-Bengal are calculated to annihilate the enemies and difficulties, both natural and human. In the second place, these are some of the agencies that are invoked to promote health, wealth, success in life and general prosperity. In Bengali folk-consciousness the gods and goddesses are but handmaids to human welfare. They are the instruments of man in the achievement of worldly success.