-Agni, p. 22--Soma, p. 23--Indra, p.
25--The Asvins, p. 35--Vishnu, p. 37--Rudra-Siva, p. 42--Summary, p.
42.

II. THE AGE OF THE BRAHMANAS:

Growth of Brahman influence in expanding Aryan society, p. 45--System
of priestly doctrine: theory of Sacrifice and mechanical control of
nature thereby, p. 48--Its antinomianism: partly corrected by the
growing cult of Rudra-Siva, p. 53--The Upanishads: their relation to
the Brahmanas, p. 59--Brahma the Absolute, p. 60--Karma-Samsara, p.
63--Results: Saiva Theism, p. 65--Krishna: early history and legends,
p. 66--Teachings, p. 68.

III. THE EPICS, AND LATER:

I. The Great War and the Pandavas, p. 70--Vishnu-Krishna, p.
74--Narayana, p. 76--Bhagavad-gita and Narayaniya, p. 77--Growth of
church of Vishnu-Krishna, p. 79--Worship of Pandavas, p. 92--New
erotic and romantic Krishnaism, p. 94.

II. Rama: legend of Rama and constitution of Ramayana, p. 98.

III. Some later Preachers, p. 103--Religions of Vishnu-Krishna and
Siva in Southern India, p. 103--Samkara Acharya, p. 105--Ramanuja, p.
107--Nimbarka, Madhva, Vallabha, p. 108--Jnanadeva, p. 109--Nama-deva,
p. 109--Tukaram, p. 109--Ramananda, p. 110--Tulsi Das, p. 110--Kabir,
p. 110--Nanak, p. 110--Chaitanya, p. 110.

IV. Brahma and the Trimurti, p. 111--Dattatreya, p. 114.

V. Two Modern Instances, p. 116.

CONCLUSION.

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EDITORIAL NOTE

The object of the Editors of this series is a very definite one. They
desire above all things that, in their humble way, these books shall
be the ambassadors of goodwill and understanding between East and
West--the old world of Thought and the new of Action. In this
endeavour, and in their own sphere, they are but followers of the
highest example in the land. They are confident that a deeper
knowledge of the great ideals and lofty philosophy of Oriental thought
may help to a revival of that true spirit of Charity which neither
despises nor fears the nations of another creed and colour.

L. CRANMER-BYNG.

S. A. KAPADIA.

NORTHBROOK SOCIETY,

21 CROMWELL ROAD,

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HINDU GODS AND HEROES

CHAPTER I

THE VEDIC AGE

Let us imagine we are in a village of an Aryan tribe in the Eastern
Panjab something more than thirty centuries ago. It is made up of a
few large huts, round which cluster smaller ones, all of them rudely
built, mostly of bamboo; in the other