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Creation of the Gods

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naks.atra-regent in Brahmana

609

"toward the southeast"

1

Agni, god of the southeast

625

"elixir"

3

Soma

647

"divine ox"

5

+Aditi the cow-goddess

669

"pouncing silver dragon"

7

Sarpa-s = "serpents ... rushing"

687

"parents"

8

Pitr.-s "fathers"

701

"tiger cub"

9

ARYaman: cf. <ibri^ />ARI^/ "lion"

715

Z^an Gui-fan's arm was broken

11

Savitr., whose arm was amputated

715

Ne-z^a "had no soul"

12

Tvas.t.r., who owneth a set of nestling cups; as did S`akya-muni, who denied existence of the atman

715

Jian Zi-ya "took a bath"

14

Indra-Agni: cf. PARJANya = PELAGON, hero of lustration

723

S^en Gon-bao decapitated own self

20

Vis.n.u was decapitated

727

Bai Jian was confined to the sea

22

Varun.a, god of the sea

749

Dragon Beard Tiger, having "one foot"

23

Aja Eka-pad "one foot"

755

Wang Mo is slain by Heavenly Master of Outstanding Culture

24

Ahi BUDHNya = PUTHON, slain by culture-god Apollon

793

"granaries"

25

PUS.AN = PUAN-epsion, faestival of stored food

803

"jade unicorn" of Virtue of the Pure Void

26

A`svinau, twins whose chariot is pulled by asses

817

"emerald"

27

Yama, worshipper of emerald linga

821

Xin Huan, a winged god: one of 10,000 (p. 823) brethren (p. 825) -- he was captured by (p. 823) "a yellow-scarved genie"

28

BRAHMa = MORPHeus, a winged god, one of 1,000 brethren -- a brahma-hatya (involuntary slayer of a Brahmana) must remain garbed in yellow