Tulsi, a sacred plant, <page 470>

Tvastri, or Visvakarma, <page 74>; quarrels with, and is slain by Indra, <page 77>; the builder for the gods, <page 77>

U.

Uma, wife of Siva, <page 285> ff.; a compound of two distinct deities, <page 286>; early meaning of her later names, <page 288>; earlier account of her origin, <page 289>

Ushas, the, origin and attributes of, <page 48>; Vedic hymns addressed to, <page 49>

V.

Vach, the goddess of speech, identified with Sarasvati, <page 109>, <page 110>

Vahans, or vehicles of the gods, the, <page 448>

Vahni, a name of Agni, <page 27>

Vaikunthanatha, a name of Vishnu, <page 127>

Vaisravana, a name of Kuvera, <page 388>

Vaisravas, a name of Pulastya, <page 388>

Vaivasvata, a name of Yama, <page 86>

Vaka, an asura slain by Bhima, <page 417>

Vaman incarnation, the, <page 155> ff.

Vanars, the monkeys who assisted Rama Chandra, <page 187>

Varaha incarnation, the, <page 144> ff.

Varuna and Mitra, <page 37>; characteristics of, <page 38>; human sacrifices offered to, <page 41>; the god of the ocean, <page 42>; worshipped in seasons of drought, <page 41>; assists the gods, <page 43>; refuses to accede to Rama's prayer, <page 406>

Vasishtha, a son of Brahma, <page 380>

Vasudeva, the father of Krishna, <page 201>

Vata, a name of Vayu, <page 66>

Vayu, a storm-god, <page 9>, <page 64>; description of, <page 65>

Vedas, the, <page 3> ff.

Vedavati, a name of Sita, <page 178>

Vedic deities, the; how they obtained superiority over the asuras, <page 10>

Vijaya, a name of Durga, <page 306>

Virabhadra, an emanation of Siva, <page 445>

Viradha, a giant slain by Rama Chandra, <page 182>; cursed by Kuvera, <page 392>

Vishnu, the preserver, <page 116>; superior to other gods, <page 118>; this admitted by Siva, <page 119>; reason for his many incarnations, <page 121>; benefit obtainable by his worship, <page 123>; his pre-eminent position not acknowledged in Vedic age, <page 125>; conquered in battle by Jalandhara, <page 444>; his identity with Brahma affirmed, <page 145>

Vishvamvara, a name of Vishnu, <page 127>

Visvakarma. See TVASTRI. The maker of Jagannath's image, <page 251>

Visvamitra, a hermit, <page 176> ff.

Visvarupa, a son of Visvakarma, <page 76>

Vitihotra, a name of Agni, <page 27>

Vivaswat, a name of Surya, <page 35>

Vrihaspati, the preceptor of the gods, <page 228>; one of the planets, <page 433>