The BRHAD-DEVATA (2 Volumes)

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About the Book:

        Brhad-Devata is an index of the 'many gods', a much more extensive work than any of the other Anukramanis, as it contains about 1200 slokas interspread with occasional tristubhs. It is divided into eight adhyayas corresponding to the astakas of the Rg-Veda. Following the order of the Rg-veda, its main object is to state the deity for each verse. But as it contains a large number of illustrative myths and legends, it is of great value as an early collection of stories. A peculiar of this work is that it refers to a number of supplementary hymns (khilas) which do not form part of the canonical text of the Rg-veda.

    Part I is critically edited in the original Sanskrit with an introduction and seven appendices and Part II contains English translation and notes.

SANSKRIT TEXT OF THE BRHADDEVATA

Adhyaya
1. Introduction
2. Introduction; Deities of RV.
3. Deities of RV. i
4. Deities of RV. i-iv
5. Deities of RV iv-vii
6. Deities of RV. vii-x
7. Deities of RV. x.
8. Deities of RV. x; Conclusion
APPENDIX
1. Index of Vedic Pratikas cited in the Brhaddevata
2. Index of Authorities cited in the Brhaddevata
3. Index of Deities of RV. according to the Brhaddevata
4. List of Stories related in the Brhaddevata
5. List of Passages from the Brhaddevata cited in other works
6. Relation of the Brhaddevata to other Texts
7. Index of Sanskrit Words and Names

1. Importance of Knowing the deities. The Vedic Triad
2. Prayer and praise
3. Different kinds of hymns
4. Hymn deities, stanza deities, incidental deities
5. Origin of names
6. Saunaka's view: all names derived from action
7. Auspicious names. Different kinds of formulas
8. Different kinds of formulas and modes of expression
9. Definition of noun and verb

13. The Sun and Prajapati as the source of all
14. The three forms of Agni
15. The Triad and the Atman. Three forms of Vac
16. The chief deity of a hymn
17. Names of deities enumerated
18. Characteristics of hymns to Agni, Indra-Vayu, and Surya
19. The three Agnis
20. Agni, Jatavedas, Vaisvanara: essentially identical, but distinguished
21. The deities of the three worlds in the descending series

22, 23. The deities representing terrestrial Agni

24. Other deities associated with Agni
25. The groups of deities of the middle sphere belonging to Indra
26. Deities and defied objects belonging to Indra's sphere

1. Deities of Indra's sphere
2. Deities of Surya's sphere: his three wives
3. Deities of Surya's sphere (concluded)
4. Surya and Vaisvanara, a form of Agni
5. Five names of Agni. Derivation of Agin, Dravinodas, Tanunapat
6. Narasamsa, Pavamana, Jatavedas.
7. The twenty-six names of Indra: Vayu, Varuna, Rudra, Indra
8. Parjanya, Brhaspati, Brahmanaspati, Ksetrasya pati, Rta
9. Vastospati, Vacaspati, Aditi, Ka, Yama
10. Mitra, Visvakarman, Sarasvat, Vena, Manyu
11. Asuniti, Apam napat, Dadhikra, Dhatr, Tarksya
12. Pururavas, Mrtyu, The seven names of the Sun: Savitr Bhaga
13. Pusan, Visnu, Kesin, Visvanara, Vrsakapi
14. Derivation of Visnu. The incidental names of the deities cannot be enumerated
15. Threefold Vac: her terrestrial and middle forms
16. Other middle forms of Vac. Her four celestial forms
17. Names of female seers: three groups
18. Deity in self-laudations and colloquies

Different kinds of particles
19. Particles (concluded). Prepositions. Genders
20. Nouns. Pronouns. Importance of meaning. Rules for construing
21. Analysis of words. Six kinds of compounds
22. Meaning and analysis of words
23. Yaska's wrong explanations. Dropping of letters
24. Word and sense. The verb expresses a form of becoming. Definition of bhavavrttam. Six forms of becoming (bhava).
25. The deities of the Vyahrtis and of Om

26. The first three hymns. Authors of Vaisvadeva hymns
27. Character of Vaisvadeva hymns
28. Passages of the Rg-veda addressed to Sarasvati. Indra hymns
29. Indra associated with the Maruts in RV.
30. The deities of RV. and the Apri hymn
31. The eleven Apri hymns
32. Tanunapat and Narasamsa. The deities of the Apri hymns. Idhma a form of Agni

1. Tanunapati. Narasamsa. Ila. Barhis
2. The Divine Doors. Night and Morning
3. The Two Divine Sacrificers. The Three Goddesses. Tvastr
4. The Celestial Tvstr. Story of Dadhyanc and the Mead
5. The horse's head of Dadhyanc. The middle Tvastr
6. Vanaspati. The Svahakrtis
7. Tanunapat and Narasamsa in Apri hymns. Deities of RV. i.14 and 15
8. Hymn to the seasons: RV. i. 15
9. Three kinds of Vaisvadeva hymns
10. How to ascertain the deity of a hymn

11, 12. Hymn-owing and incidental deities. Seers of Vaisvadeva hymns

13. Explanation of Dravinodas. Deities of RV. i.16-18
14. Deities of RV. Eight names of Prajapati
15. Prajapati's names (continued). Deities of RV.i. 19
16. How to ascertain the deity of a stanza, &c
17. Story of the Rbhus and Tvastr
18. Deities of RV. i. 20-22
19. RV. i.22 (concluded).RV. i.23  Pusan Aghrni
20. Deities of RV. i. 24-30
21. Deities of RV. i. 31-40
22. Deities of RV. i. 41-47
23. RV. i. 48-60. Story of Savya. The Satarcins
24. RV. i. 61-73 The eleven Sauparna Khilas
25. RV. i. 90-93 The order (according to the Baskalas) of hymn-groups in Mandala
26. RV. i. 94-111Seers of hymns with refrains. The thousand Jatavedas hymns of Kasyapa
27. RV. i. 105 Story of Trita
28. Deities of RV. i. 112-121

29, 30. Story of Kaksivat and Svanaya

31. Danastutis. Narasamsi stanzas. Opinions regarding RV. i.126.6, 7.

1. Story of Romasa and Indra. RV. i. 127-136. Praise in the dual.
2. Distribution praise. RV. i. 137-139. Vaisvadeva hymns
3. Story of the birth of Dirghatamas
4. Hymns revealed to Dirghatamas: RV. i. 140-156
5. Story of Dirghatamas (continued)
6. Deities of RV. i. 157-163
7. Deities of RV. i. 164. The three Agnis. The year
8. Account of the contents of RV. i. 164 (continued)
9. RV. i. 164 (concluded). RV. i. 165: Indra and the Maruts
10. Indra, the Maruts, and Agastya: RV. i. 169, 170
11. RV. i. 171-178. Agastya and Lopamudra: RV. i. 179
12. Story of Agastya and Lopamudra (concluded): RV. i. 180-191

16. Deities of RV. ii. 23-30.
17. Deities of RV. ii. 31-35
18. Deities of RV. ii. 36-43. Indra as a Kapinjala

19. The seer Visvamitra. Deities of RV. iii. 1-6
20. Deities of RV. iii. 7-29
21. Deities of RV. iii. 30-33. Visvamitra, Sudas, and the Rivers
22. RV. iii. 31: an adoptive daughter. Visvamitra and Sakti
23. Visvamitra and Vac Sasarpari. Spells against the Vasisthas
24. Deities of RV. iii. 45-60
25. Deities of RV. iii. 61, 62

26. Deities of RV. iv. 1-15

27, 28. RV. iv. 18-30. Indra's birth and fight with Vamadeva

27.    The Steeds of the various gods.

3. Deities of RV. v. 1-28. Story of Tryaruna and Vrsa Jana
4. Story of Tryaruna (concluded)
5. References to RV. v. 2.2,9 in other works. Deities of RV. v. 29-40
6. Atri's Danastuti
7. Rnamcaya's gifts to Babhru. Deities of RV. v. 41-51
8. Detailed account of RV. v. 41-43
9. Deities of RV. v. 43 (continued) 44, 45.
10. Deities of RV. v. 51-60

11-15. Story of Syavasva

16. Deities of RV. v. 73-78. Story of Saptavadhri
17. Deities of RV. v. 79-87. The S'risuktam and six other khilas
18. The khilas of Prajavat and Jivaputra. Employment of formulas
19. Story of the birth of Bhrgu, Angiras and Atri.

20. Origin of Bharadvaja. Deities of RV. vi. 1-46
21. Deities of RV. vi. 37, 44, 45, 47
22. Deities of RV. vi. 47 (continued ) and vi. 48
23. Deities of RV. vi. 49-62
24. Deities of RV. vi. 63-74. The seven treasures
25. RV. vi. 75. Story of Abhyavartin and Prastoka Sarnjaya
26. Deities of RV. vi. 75 in detail
27. Detailed account of RV. vi. 75(continued)
28. Story of Cayamana and Prastoka (concluded)

29. Pedigree of Vasistha. Kasyapa's wives
30. Story of Mitra-Varuna and Urvasi
31. Birth of Agastya and Vasistha
32. Vasistha and his descendants. Deities of RV. vii. 1-32
33. Deities of RV. vii. 33-38
34. Deities of RV. vii. 38-43
35. Deities of RV. vii. 44-49

1. Deities of RV. vii. 50-66
2. Deities of RV. vii. 66-85
3. Vasistha and the dog of Varuna: vii. 86-89
4. Deities of RV. vii. 90-96
5. Story of Nahusa and Sarasvati: RV. vii. 95, 96
6. Deities of RV. vii. 97-104
7. Detailed account of RV. vii. 104
8. Story of Kanva and Pragatha
9. Deities of RV. viii. 1-21
10. Deities of RV viii. 5-18
11. RV. viii. 19: praise of Trasadasyu's gifts
12. The boons chosen by the seer. Story of Sobhari and Citra
13. Story of Sobhari and Citra (continued): RV. viii. 22-25
14. Deities of RV. viii. 26-31. RV. viii. 29 is a prthak-karma-stuti
15. Detailed account of RV. viii. 29, 31. Deities of RV. viii. 35-46
16. Indra and Vyamsa's sister. Deities of RV. viii. 35-46
17. Deities of RV. viii. 47-56
18. Deities of RV. viii. 60-67
19. Deities of RV. viii. 68-75
20. Deities of RV. viii. 76-90
21. Story of Apala
22. Story of Apala (concluded). Deities of RV. viii. 92, 93

23, 24. Story of Soma's flight from the gods.

25. Details regarding RV. viii. 100. Visnu helps Indra
26. Details regarding the deities of RV. viii. 101

27. Deities of RV. ix. 1-86
28. Deities of RV. ix. 87, 96, 112
29. Indra and the seers. Value of penance

30. Deities of RV. x. 1-8. Trisiras and Indra
31. Deities of RV. x. 9-14
32. Deities of RV. x. 14 (concluded), 15, 16. Three Agnis
33. Story of Saranyu: RV. x. 17

1. Story of Saranyu (continued)
2. Story of Saranyu (concluded). Deities of RV. x. 17
3. Detailed account of the funeral hymn RV. x. 18
4. Formulas in which no deity is mentioned
5. Deities of RV. x. 19-27
6. RV. x. 27 (continued). RV. x. 28: Dialogue of Indra and Vasukra
7. Deities of RV. x. 30-33.
8. The hymn of Dice: RV. x. 34. Deities of RV. x. 35-44
9. Deities of RV. x. 45, 46. Story of Ghosa
10. Story of Ghosa (concluded)

11, 12. Story of Indra Vaikuntha.

13. Story of Indra Vaikuntha (concluded). Story of Agni and his brothers: RV. x. 51-53.
14. Story of Agni's flight (continued)
15. The meaning of panca janah
16. Story of Agni's flight (continued)
17. Story of Agni's flight (concluded). RV. x. 54-57

18,19. Story of Subandhu

20. Detailed account of RV. x. 59, 60
21. Story of Subandhu (concluded). Deities of RV. x. 61-66
22. Details of RV. x. 63-66. Deities of RV. x. 67-72
23. Detailed account of RV. x. 71
24. Details of RV. x. 72-84. Two khilas
25. The Surya hymn: RV. x. 85. Three forms of Usas
26. Account of Surya hymn (continued)
27. Derivation of candramas. Contents of RV. x. 85. 20-30
28. Contents of RV. x. 85. 31-43
29. Remarks on the Surya hymn (concluded)
30. Deities of RV. x. 89-93. Story of Pururavas and Urvasi
31. Story of Pururavas and Urvasi (concluded)
32. Deities of RV. x. 96, 97. Story of Devapi: RV. x.98.

1. Story of Devapi (continued)
2. Story of Devapi (concluded). Deities of RV. x. 99-101
3. Deities of RV. x. 102, 103. The khila of Nakula
4. Deities of RV. x. 104, 105. Bhutamsa Kasyapa: RV. x. 106
5. RV. x. 107. Story of Sarama and the Panis: RV. x. 108

6,7. Story of Sarama and the Panis

8. Deities of RV. x. 109-120
9. Deities of RV. x. 121-129. Three khilas (names te; yam kalpayanti no 'rayah; ayusyam)
10. Deities of RV. x. 130-137
11. The khila 'Bhumih' The deities of RV. x. 138-142
12. Deities of RV. x. 143-154. Two khilas (Medhasuktam and a sur etu)
13. Deities of RV. x. 155-159
14. Deities of RV. x. 160-164. Khila (venas tat pasyat). The seer Kapota Nairrta
15. Deities of RV. x. 165-174. Khila (yenedam)
16. Deities of RV. x. 175-181
17. Deities of RV. x. 182-184. Khila (nejamesa)
18. Remarks on the khila 'Nejamesa' Deities of RV. x. 185-188
19. Deities of RV. x. 189. 190. The khila 'Samjnanam'
20. RV. x. 191. The two khilas 'pradhvaranam', 'Nairghastyam.' Mahanamni stanzas
21. The Mahanamnis do not constitute a hymn. Remarks on the Praisas, Kuntapa, &c.
22. Deities of Nivids, Nigadas, and Metres
23. Deities of Metres, Vedas, Vasatkara, Svahakrtis. The tones (Svaras)
24. Deities of the tones
25. Deities of the Prastava, Udgitha, Upadrava, Pratihara, Nidhana
26. Various deities incidental in Vaisvadeva hymns
27. Remarks about deities and knowledge of them
28. Importance of knowing the deities