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For I will for no man's pleasure Change a syllable or measure; Pedants shall not tie my strains To our antique poets' veins; Being born as free as these, I will sing as I shall please. George Wither.
MYTHOLOGICAL NAMES.
BRAMA, the Creator.
VEESHNOO, the Preserver.
SEEVA, the Destroyer.
These form the Trimourtee, or Trinity, as it has been called, of the Bramins. The allegory is obvious, but it has been made for the Trimourtee, not the Trimourtee for the allegory; and these Deities are regarded by the people as three distinct and personal Gods. The two latter have at this day their hostile sects of worshippers; that of Seeva is the most numerous; and in this Poem, Seeva is represented as Supreme among the Gods. This is the same God whose name is variously written Seeb, Sieven and Siva, Chiven by the French, Xiven by the Portugueze, and whom European writers sometimes denominate Eswara, Iswaren, Mahadeo, Mahadeva, Rutren,--according to which of his thousand and eight names prevailed in the country where they obtained their Information.
INDRA, God of the Elements.
The SWERGA, his Paradise,--one of the Hindoo heavens.
YAMEN, Lord of Hell, and Judge of the Dead.
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