p in the Rig-veda, Indra
was superseded in later times by the more popular deities Vishnu and
Siva. He is the God of the firmament, and answers in many respects
to the Jupiter Pluvius of the Romans. See _Additional Notes_.

12 The second God of the Trimurti or Indian Trinity. Derived from the
root _vis_ to penetrate, the meaning of the name appears to be _he
who penetrates or pervades all things_. An embodiment of the
preserving power of nature, he is worshipped as a Saviour who has
nine times been incarnate for the good of the world and will descend
on earth once more. See _Additional Notes_ and Muir's Sanskrit Texts
_passim_.

13 In Sanskrit _devarshi_. Rishi is the general appellation of sages,
and another word is frequently prefixed to distinguish the degrees.
A _Brahmarshi_ is a theologian or Brahmanical sage; a Rajarshi is a
royal sage or sainted king; a _Devarshi_ is a divine or deified sage
or saint.

_ 14 Trikalajna_. Literally _knower of the three times_. Both Schlegel
and Gorresio quote Homer's.

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"That sacred seer, whose comprehensive view,
The past, the present, and the future knew."

The Bombay edition reads _trilokajna,_ _who knows the three worlds_
(earth, air and heaven.) "It is by _tapas_ (austere fervour) that
rishis of subdued souls, subsisting on roots, fruits and air, obtain
a vision of