 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1847 - 866 pages
...created the waters, &c. — The waters are called nara, because they are the production of Nara, or the spirit of God ; and since they were his first ayana or place of motion, He thence is named Nariiyana, or " moving on the waters." He is then said "to have framed the heaven above... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1848 - 676 pages
...made the world discernible. With a thought he first created the waters, which are called N/irn, or the Spirit of God ; and since they were his first ayana, or place of motion, he is thence named Karayana, or moving on the waters. The order of the creation in tho ancient traditions of the Chinese... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1851 - 762 pages
...undiscernod, made the world discernible. With a thought he first created the waters, which are culled Nara, or the Spirit of God ; and since they were his first...of motion, he is thence named Narayana, or moving on the waters. The order of the creation in the ancient traditions of the Chinese is, — the heavens... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1852 - 754 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 thonco named Narayana, or moving on tho waters. The order of the creation in the ancient traditions... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1852 - 504 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 called nara, because they were the produetion of narau, the Spirit of God ; and since they were his first place of motion, he is thence... | |
 | William Ellis - 1853 - 904 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...first ayana, or place of motion, he is thence named ffarayana, or moving in the waters. In the egg the great power sat inactive a whole year (of the i... | |
 | George Smith - 1856 - 546 pages
...the waters." Chap. i, 8. " The waters are called nara, because they are the production of NARA, or ' the Spirit of God;' and, since they were his first ayana, or ' place of motion,' he thence is named Ndrd yana, or, 'moving on the waters.' " Chap. i, 10. "From THAT WHICH is, the first... | |
 | Samuel Fales Dunlap - 1858 - 450 pages
...a thought created the waters. The w.aters arc called nara, because they are the production of Nara, the Spirit of God ; and since they were his first ayana, or place of motion, he thence is called Narayana, or " moving on the waters." ' From that which is, the First Cause, not the... | |
 | Sir John William Dawson - 1860 - 466 pages
...Brahma the forefather of spirits. " The waters are called Nara because they are the production of Nara the spirit of God, and since they were his first Ayana or place of motion, he thence is named No/ray ana or moving on the waters. In the egg Brahma remained a year, and caused the... | |
 | Mrs. John B. Speid - 1862 - 382 pages
...coincidence with Genesis i. verse 2 : " The waters are called Nara because they were the production of the spirit of God ; and since they were his first ayana, or place of motion, he thence is named Narayana, or moving on the waters." A name which, as belonging to the one Supreme,... | |
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The waters were 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. 
