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Y OF CULTURE
●●मंत्र
GUNEMENT OF
SL
HOL
EN
the fact that the Gods or Suras are, like
the Gods of Greek antiquity, not patterns
of morality, and the Asuras or Titans are
very often superior to the Gods in
courage, chivalry, character and religious
devotion. The moral superiority of the
Asuras is conspicuous in the case
Vritra,
Prahlada and Bali,
of
whose
character stands out in shining contrast to
that of Indra, the ruler of the Devas. One
plausible explanation which occurs to me
is that God has been often depicted in the
Puranas as a tribal God, and the partiality
shown towards the Devas is consistent
with this character. The unwilling
testimony borne by the Puranas to the
character of some of the Asuras is strange
and calls for an explanation. The Asuras
and Suras were agnatic relations, and the
Asuras, who were the Gods of the ancient
Iranians, represented the heroes of the
Iranian branch of the Indo-Aryan family
from which the Aryans of India
separated when they trekked towards
India.
FOREWORD
The protection of servants, dependants
and votaries is an obligation and a virtue.
Krishna exhibits a most touching
solicitude for the inviolability of the
troth of his Bhaktas even at the sacrifice
sometimes of his own. One circumstance
which must never be lost sight of in our
appraisal of the characters and events
●●मंत्र
GUNEMENT OF
SL
HOL
EN
the fact that the Gods or Suras are, like
the Gods of Greek antiquity, not patterns
of morality, and the Asuras or Titans are
very often superior to the Gods in
courage, chivalry, character and religious
devotion. The moral superiority of the
Asuras is conspicuous in the case
Vritra,
Prahlada and Bali,
of
whose
character stands out in shining contrast to
that of Indra, the ruler of the Devas. One
plausible explanation which occurs to me
is that God has been often depicted in the
Puranas as a tribal God, and the partiality
shown towards the Devas is consistent
with this character. The unwilling
testimony borne by the Puranas to the
character of some of the Asuras is strange
and calls for an explanation. The Asuras
and Suras were agnatic relations, and the
Asuras, who were the Gods of the ancient
Iranians, represented the heroes of the
Iranian branch of the Indo-Aryan family
from which the Aryans of India
separated when they trekked towards
India.
FOREWORD
The protection of servants, dependants
and votaries is an obligation and a virtue.
Krishna exhibits a most touching
solicitude for the inviolability of the
troth of his Bhaktas even at the sacrifice
sometimes of his own. One circumstance
which must never be lost sight of in our
appraisal of the characters and events