Dyaus and Prithivi, the most ancient of the Vedic gods, <page 13>; Dyaus superseded by Indra, <page 14>; Puranic account of Prithivi, <page 15>

E.

Ekadanta, a name of Ganesa, <page 327>

Ekavira, a name of Kali, <page 314>

F.

Flood, the, account of, from the Vedas, <page 134>; the Mahabharata, <page 136>; and from the Bhagavata Purana, <page 137>

G.

Gandharvas, the, <page 483> Gandhavaha, a name of Vayu, <page 67>

Ganesa, <page 323>; birth of, <page 325>; object of his birth, <page 329>; hymn to, <page 331>; writer of the Mahabharata, <page 331>; recent incarnation of, <page 332>; he outwits Kartikeya, <page 341>

Ganesajanani, a name of Durga, <page 320>

Ganga, the daughter of Himalaya, <page 460>; brought to earth by Bhagirath, <page 466>

Gangadhara, a name of Siva, <page 283>

Garuda, Vishnu's vehicle, acts as a disciple of Vishnu, <page 228>; birth of, <page 449>; antipathy to snakes, <page 454>; assists Rama, <page 453>; encourages Ansuman to seek his uncles, <page 453>

Gautama, Indra's spiritual guide, <page 60>; a name of Buddha, <page 230>, <page 232>

Gayatri, the, quoted, <page 30>; praise of, <page 31>; a wife of Brahma, <page 111>

Girisha, a name of Siva, <page 283>

Gods, the, how they became superior to the asuras, <page 10>; they and the goddesses cursed by Savitri, <page 112>

Gopal, a name of Krishna, <page 200>

Gopinath, a name of Krishna, <page 200>

Grahapati, a name of Surya, <page 35>

Guardians of the world, the, <page 390>

H.

Hanuman, the ally of Rama, <page 66>; his birth and work, <page 401>

Har-Hari, a form of Siva and Vishnu united, <page 276>

Hari, a name of Vishnu, <page 127>

Haripriya, a name of Lakshmi, <page 133>

Harischandra, <page 41>

Hayagriva, a demon who stole the Vedas, <page 138>

Hiranyagarbha, a name of Brahma, <page 107>

Hiranyakasipu, a demon slain by Vishnu, <page 149>; a son of Kasyapa, <page 371>

Hiranyaksha, a demon slain by Vishnu, <page 147>; a son of Kasyapa, <page 371>

I.

Indra, attributes of, <page 53>; appearance of, <page 55>; Vedic account of birth of, <page 54>; invited to drink of the Soma, <page 56>; his conflict with Vritra, <page 57>; legend of a mortal raised to the position of, <page 59>; conflict with Krishna, <page 60>; immorality of, <page 60>; heaven of, <page 61>; quarrels with Tvastri and Visvarupa, <page 76>; outwitted by Krishna, <page 207>; cursed by Bhrigu, <page 364>