Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists

"Myths of the Hindus SP BuddhistsROHINI. I. Husband of Vasudevand mother of Balarama ;thelatter exchanged with child ofDevakI, 219. II. A star, 387RUDRA. A name of Shiva ; shaft,Ravana lifts a, 92RUKMA. Rukmini s eldest brother,239 slain; by Balaram, 240RUKMINI. Daughter of RajaBhishmak, born at Kundalpur,239 ; prays to image of Gaurithat the Lord of the Yadus begiven her for husband, 239 ;betrothed to Shishupala butwed by Krishna, 239, 240 ;Pradyumna (a re-birth of Kamadev),son of, 240 ;becomesSati, 244RUP-REKHA (Streak of Beauty).A statue in the throne of Vikramaditya,375-377SACRIFICE. A coronation, devisedby Yudhishthira, 151-155;Shishupala reproaches Bhishmaand Yudhishthira at, 153SAGARA. King of Ayodhya ;Keshini and Sumati, wives of,317 ; Asamanja, son of, 317 ;death of, 320SAHA-DEVA. One of the Pandavatwins, skilled in swordsmanship, 125 at the; Swayamvaraof Draupadi, 143-146SAINTS, THE. Of Shiva, 301-313SAKRA. Hanuman s tail likebanner of, 66 ;sends his carand Matali to aid Rama, 92 ;the Hare in the Moon (Buddha)and, 258 Siddhartha; and,264, 267SAKUNI. Cousin of Duryodhana ;his challenge to Yudhishthirato play dice, 157-160; winsDraupadi from Yudhishthira,161 ;renews contest with Yudhishthira, 164-166SAMBU. Son of Krishna ;marriesLakshmana, 241SAMPATI. Elder brother of Jatayu,20, 64 informs; monkeyhost of whereabouts of Sita,64, 65SAMSA RA (Wandering). The420Three worlds constitute the,394SANSKRIT-SPEAKING PEOPLE, religious consciousness of the, 17SANTA. Daughter of Dasharatha ;given to Rishyasringa, 25SANTUSITA. Buddha-elect knownin (Tusita) heaven as, 259 ;enters womb of Mahamaya,260SA RASVATI. The tongue of Rama,98SARAYU. The river; Dasharatha ssin there, 47, 48 Li.kshman;practises austerities at, 115;Asamanja and, 317SAT! (Suttee). Daug er ofDaksha and Prasuti, 287 ;wife of Shiva, 287-313 soul;of, worships the Great God(Shiva), 293 ; Egyptian myth(Osiris) and, 295 identical;with Uma, surnamed Haimavati;identical with Parvati,295 ; Ganga sister of, 295 ;Desire and Passion and, 296-298 her; sport with Mahadeva,298-300 ; story of, comparedwith Greek and Egyptian myths,295SATRUGHNA. One of Dasharatha sfour sons, 26 ;SrutakirtI bestowed on, 30, 46 ; accompaniesBharata to Ayodhya, 49-53 ;Hanuman and, 68 ; king ofMadhu, 115SATYA-NARAYANA, or VISHNU.His embodiment as Krishna,210SATYA - VAN (Truth speaker).Husband of Savitri her devotion to, 42 ;;called the Horsepainter,";347 chosen for Savitrl by Narada, 347SAT -YA-VA-TI . A fisher-maid,wife of Bhishma s father, Shamtanu,173, 174 Bhishma escorts;daughters of king of Benaresto, 176SAU-MA NAS-A . A mighty elephant, 319SAVATTHI. Chullasubhadda bornas, 255SA VITR!. The devotion of, toSatyavan, 42 the; story of,related by Markandeya to Yudhishthira, 34S-35 2