The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c42.458

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Vāc, deity, 29, n. 3, 80, 199, 227, 349, 438, 444, 470, 471, 610. Vācaspati, god of speech, 163. Vadhryaçva, Agni of, 158. Vādhūla Sūtra, 28, n. 4. Vahagn, Armenian deity, 33. Vaikhānasa Dharmasūtra, 588. Vaikhānasa Sūtra, 28, n. 4. Vairāja Sāman, 350. Vairūpa Sāman, 350. Vaiçāleya, a spirit, 214. Vaiçeṣika, philosophical system, 545, 548, n. 6, 559, n. 9. Vaiçravaṇa, Kubera, 10, n. 3, 242, 374. Vaiçvadeva Çastra, 93, 220, 255, 315, 331. Vaiçyas, third class of Vedic society, 292, 316, 317, 326, 339, 341, 368, 369, 370, 373, 375, 395, 481, 576. Vaitāna Sūtra, 29, 345. Vaitaraṇī, and dead, 153, n. 5, 347, 412. Vaivasvata, epithet of Manu, 112. Vāja, Ṛbhu, 176. Vājaçravasa, father of Naciketas, 440. Vājasaneyi Saṁhitā, 17, 19, 144, 347, 452, 490, 499, 501. Vajjis, people, 36. Vala, demon, 128, 134, 163, 223, 235, 621, 622. Vālakhilya hymn, mode of reciting, 316, 381. Vāmadeva, Vāmadevas, 1, 227, 571, 584, 609, n. 2. Vāmadevya Sāman, 335. Vanaspati, lord of the forest, tree, 184. Vandana, rescued by the Açvins, 116. Vaṅga, place, 632. Vara, in Vendidād, 621, 622. Vāraghna, bird form of Verethraghna, 63, 133, n. 6. Vārāha Sūtra, 28, n. 4. Varcin, Asura, 131, 231, 236. Varuṇa, god, 25, 33, 34, 38, 57, 60, 71, 83, 86, n. 3, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96–104, 105, 112, n. 3, 113, 120, 122, 124, 126, 133, 141, 142, 147, n.

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3, 157, 161, 167, 169, 177, 182, 189, 199, 200, 215, 217, 226, 233, 244, 246-9, 257, 263, 264, 265, 267, 280, 282, 296, 304, 311, 322, 328, 329, 331, 334, 346, 347, 353, 355, 360, 363, 364, 374, 376, 380, 393, 395, 407, 413, 433, 434, 435, 468, 469, 473, 474, 475, 478, 480, 481, 583, 584, 617, 620, 622. Varuṇānī, wife of Varuṇa, 218. Varutri, demon, 462. Varūtrī, protector deities, 206. Vaçā, cow as cosmic power, 444. Vaças, people, 496. Vāçini, deity, 213. Vāṣkali, on the nature of the Brahman, 522. Vasiṣṭha, Vasiṣṭhas, 1, 83, 91, 92, 131, 152, 181, 182, 227, 228, 251, 261, 291, 292, 293, 353, 354, 426, 482, 570. Vāsiṣṭha Dharma Sūtra, 29. Vāstoṣpati, god, 63, 64, 188, 237, 317, 363. Vasubandhu, Buddhist philosopher, 504, 547, n. 1, 548. Vāsuki, snake deity, 361. Vasus, Agni's associates, 86, 91, 215, 222, 223, 458. Vāta, wind god, 86, 92, 114, 139, 140, 402. Vatsa, ordeal of, 393. Vatsaprī Bhālandana, sage, 462. Vatsas, people, 196. Vayu, Iranian demon, 34. Vāyu, wind god, 81, 86, 92, 93, 122, 124, 126, 139, 140, 144, n. 13, 151, 156, 167, 168, 213, 323, 331, 339, 362, 376, 402, 458, 470, 527, 561, 577, 581. Vedas, 207, 514, 515; offerings to the, 213. Vedāṅgas, 503, n. 4. Vedānta, meaning of term, 514; philosophy of the, 503, 507, 533, 535, 545, 551, 552, 553, 558, 565, n. 2, 576, 584, 612, 637. Veddahs, of Ceylon, 11, 634. Vegetation, influence of moon on, 122. Vegetation spirit, 44, 148, 149, n. 5, 186, 197, n. 4. Veins, 566, 569, 587, 591. Vendīdād, 621.

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Verethraghna, Iranian genius of victory, 33, 63, 68, 133, 171, 193, 235, n. 1. Vergilian tradition, 619, n. Vesta, 37, 151, n. 1, 161. Vestal Virgins, 258. Vetasus, defeated by Indra, 228. Vibhinduka, Asura, 234. Vibhu, class of the Ṛbhus, 176. Vibhvan, Ṛbhu, 176. Vices, *see* Sin. Vidathin, father of Ṛjiçvan, 130. Videgha Māthava, and Aryan fire cult, 38, 158. Videha, country, 23, 496. Vidhātṛ, an abstract deity, 205, 206, 360. Vighneça, deity, 242. Vijarā, stream, 407, n. 7. Vijñānavāda, Vijñānavādin, Buddhist school, 512, 558, 559. Vikeça, demon, 240, n. 6. Vilistīṅgā, Dānavī, 125. Vimada, aided by the Açvins, 116. Vimukha, spirit, 242. Vināyaka, Vināyakas, spirits, 242. Vindhya, mountains, 496. Vindhyavāsa (see Keith, BSOS. iv. 554), 504. Vindhyakavāsa, 544, n. 5. Vipāç, as a deity, 172. Virāj, 62, n. 1, 436, 620, n. 1; as dawn, 121, n. 5. Virginity, danger of interference with, 376. Virocana, a demon, 506, 517. Virtues, 480, 585, 586. Virūpākṣa, deity, 213, 242. Virūpas, a subdivision of the Aṅgirases, 224. Viçīrṣṇī, demoness, 241. Viçpalā, given an iron limb by the Açvins, 116. Viçvajit, deity, 400, n. 5. Viçvaka, aided by the Açvins, 116. Viçvakarman, creator god, 193, 206, 207, 265, 437, 438, 444, 450, 487, n. 7, 610. Viçvakarman Bhauvana, gives earth to Kaçyapa, 622. Viçvāmitra, Viçvāmitras, seer and family, 1, 91, 182, 184, n. 12, 227, 283, 291, 292, 496, n. 4. Viçvarūpa, demon son of Tvaṣṭṛ, 122, 127, 128, 133, 134, 165, 205, 235, 461, 470.

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Viçvasṛj, all-creator gods, 207. Viçvāvasu, Gandharva, 67, 179, 180, 181, 376. Viçve Devās, All-gods, 75, 214. Viṣād, Asura, 234. Viṣṇāpū, found by the Açvins, 116. Viṣṇu, god, 24, 30, 46, 57, 62, n. 4, 80, 88, 92, 93, 98, 104, 106, 108-12, 123, 126, 127, 131, 142, 143, 187, n. 4, 192, 197, 199, 204, 208, 213, 215, 221, 229, 250, 291, 292, 293, 320, 324, 342, 354, 360, 362, 426, 456, 458, 461, 473, 512, 525, 539, 570, 623. Vištāspa, Iranian King, 615. Vital airs, *see* Breaths. Vīvaṅhvant, Iranian deity, 34, 113, 171. Vivasvant, perhaps the sun, 34, 82, 83, 99, 112, 113, 120, 138, 159, 171, 198, 203, 215, 229, 254, 621. Volition, 478, *and see* Will.