| Origen Bacheler, Robert Dale Owen - 1840 - 386 pages
...undiscerned, made the world discernible. With a thought he first created the waters, which are called nara, or the spirit of God ; and since they were his first ayana, or place of motion, he is thence called Narayana, or moving on the waters. The Chinese in their ancient traditions say, the heavens... | |
| 1840 - 652 pages
...forefather of all spirits. S. 10.—The waters are called ndra, because they were the production of NARA, or the spirit of God, and since they were his first Ayana or place of motion he thence is named Marayanti, or moving on the waters, (b) S. 11.—From that which is, the first cause,... | |
| James Mill - 1840 - 650 pages
...of all spirits. " 10. The waters are called nara, because they were the production of NARA, or tlie Spirit of God ; and, since they were his first ayana, or place of motion, he thence is named NARAYANA, or moving on tlie waters. " 11. From THAT WHICH is, the first cause, not... | |
| Michael Russell - 1842 - 464 pages
...like the luminary with a thousand beams, and in that egg he was himself born, in the form of Brahma, the great forefather of all spirits. The waters were...the Spirit of God ; and since they were his first place of motion, he is thence named Narayana. A rude version of this legend is still preserved in the... | |
| William Ellis - 1831 - 446 pages
...like the luminary with a thousand beams, and in that egg he was born himself, in the form of Brama, the great forefather of all spirits. The waters were called nara, because they were the production of narctu, the Spirit of God ; and since they were his first ayana, or place of motion, he is thence named... | |
| Osmond de Beauvoir Priaulx - 1842 - 524 pages
...himself, in the form of Brahmc, the great forefather of all spirits. (The waters are called Nara, or the Spirit of God ; and since they were his first Ayana or place of motion, he thence is named NAUAYANA, or moving on the waters).4 According to Sanchoniatho, "the wind" (To iryevfia),... | |
| James Smith - 1843 - 728 pages
...forefather of all spirits. The waters are called nara, because they were the production of Nara, or the spirit of God ; and, since they were his first ayana, or place of motion, he thence is named Nayrayana, or moving on the waters. From that which is, the first cause, not the object... | |
| 1845 - 732 pages
...like the luminary with a thousand beams ; and in that egg he was born himself, in the form of BRAHMA, the great forefather of all spirits. " The waters...were called nara, because they were the production of NARA, or the Spirit of God ; and since they were his first ni/ntia, or place of motion, he thence is... | |
| 1845 - 378 pages
...Eve is the only aboriginal part of the story, as far as it retpects the mother of the human race. a, "because they were the production of narau, the spirit of God; and since they were his first place of motion, he is thence named Narayana. A rude version of this legend is still preserved in the... | |
| Leitch Ritchie - 1846 - 540 pages
...sundry incarna* The waters are called nnra, because they were the production of Nara, or the tpirit of God ; and since they were his first ayana, or place of motion, he thence is named NARAYANA, or moving on the waters. Inst. of Menu, eh. 1. tions, or descents upon the... | |
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