PART II.--THE PURANIC DEITIES.

I.

THE PURaNAS

II.

BRAHMA

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III.

BRAHMa

SARASVATI

IV.

VISHNU

LAKSHMI

V.

THE INCARNATIONS OR AVATaRAS OF VISHNU--

1. THE MATSYA OR FISH AVATaRA

2. THE KuRMA OR TORTOISE AVATaRA

3. THE VARaHA OR BOAR AVATaRA

4. THE NRISINGHA OR MAN-LION AVATaRA

5. THE VaMANA OR DWARF AVATaRA

6. THE PARASURaMA AVATaRA

7. THE RaMA CHANDRA AVATaRA

8. THE KRISHNA AVATaRA

8a. THE BALARaMA AVATaRA

9. THE BUDDHA AVATaRA

10. THE KALKI AVATaRA

JAGANNaTH

CHAITANYA

KaMADEVA

VI.

SIVA

PANCHaNANA

VII.

UMa

PaRVATI

DURGa

THE CHIEF FORMS OF DURGa--

1. DURGa

2. DASABHUJa

3. SINGHAVaHINI

4. MAHISHAMaRDINI

5. JAGADDHaTRI

6. KaLI

7. MUKTAKESI

8. TaRA

9. CHINNAMUSTAKA

10. JAGADGAURI

11. PRATYANGIRa

12. ANNAPURNa

13. GANESAJANANI

14. KRISHNAKRORA

THE SAKTIS

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VIII.

SONS OF SIVA AND PaRVATI--

1. GANESA

2. KARTIKEYA

IX.

THE PURANIC ACCOUNT OF THE CREATION

X.

THE PURaNIC DIVISIONS OF TIME