family, 1, 112, 142, 308 Vishvanath, 70, 91, 265, 325, 763–764 Vishva Nirmala Dharam, 475, 764 Vishvanath temple, 73, 90, 267, 268, 365, 373 “<strong>The</strong> Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Roots <strong>of</strong> Hindu Militancy” (Lochtefeld), 452 Vishvedevas, 764 Vismaya Hasta, 764–765 Vital winds, 765. See also Wind Vithoba, 27, 79, 98, 110, 181, 407, 753, 765 devotees, 27 epithets, 496 worship, 1, 99, 107, 151, 198, 219, 231, 256, 312, 321, 409, 447, 459, 478, 488, 495, 596, 614, 739 Vitthala, 765 Vitthalnath, philosopher, 64, 145, 146, 151, 254, 260, 372, 460, 503, 540, 766 Vivaha Samskara, 591, 766 Vivarana Advaita, 766 Vivarana school, 486, 519 Vivartavada, 133, 502, 588, 767 Vivasvan, 767 Vivekananda, Swami, 71, 90, 478, 552, 745, 767–768, 774 Vraj, 768 Vrat, 356, 658, 723, 768 Vratya, 60, 768 Vrindavan, 768 Vrtra, 768 Vyakarana, 476, 629, 769 Vyakhyana mudra, 140, 149, 593, 769 Vyana, 48, 522, 585, 769. See also Wind Vyapti, 47, 721, 769. See also Philosophy Vyas, 769–770 Vyasa, sage, 33, 67, 194, 210, 233, 237, 267, 360, 399, 496, 499, 610, 676, 770 W Wadley, Susan S., 768 Warrier, Gopi, 75 “Warrior Ascetics in Indian History” (Lorenzen), 452 Wasson, R.G., 659 Water, 3, 22, 53, 79, 115, 217, 220, 452, 640, 662, 677, 771. See also Elements abstinence, 475 dropsy, 207 <strong>of</strong>ferings, 228 ordeal, 483 purification, 4, 62, 347, 455 Waugh, Earle H., 46, 601 Weapon worship, 774 Wednesday, 771 Week, 771. See also Calendar West Bengal, 35, 39, 115, 135, 146, 239, 597, 625, 682, 690, 771 West Indies, 771 Whaling, Frank, 552 White, David Gordon, 28, 193, 437, 565, 669 White Yajur Veda, 118, 771–772 Widow, 160, 179, 303, 575, 772–773. See also Sati; Women inauspicious, 574 levirate, 389 niyoga, 478–479 remarriage, 57, 522, 564 Williams, George M., 553 Williams, Raymond Brady, 25, 681 Wind, 22, 34, 75, 142, 161, 217, 220, 467, 586, 662, 717, 773. See also Elements; Vayu Wind-god, 83 Wirz, Paul, 288, 358 Witchcraft, 118, 428, 527, 574, 773 873
874 Wives <strong>of</strong> the God-King (Marglin), 71, 171, 529, 781 Women, 86, 97, 99, 190, 287, 299, 518, 520, 607, 630, 650, 773. See also Daughters; Goddess; Marriage; Suicide abortion, 3, 227–228 adultery affecting, 11–12, 229, 406, 507 assumptions about, 2, 17, 33, 386 bhakti, 79 celestial, 27, 150 child widows, 148 childhood rites, 591 devadasis, 104, 171, 183–184 divorce, 200 dowry death, 203–204 equality for, 57, 74, 107, 121, 178, 303, 342–343, 360, 478 festivals, 277, 612, 696 as gift, 169, 177, 203 joking relationships, 322 menstruation, 436 ordeal, 483 palace quarters, 44, 127 poet-saints, 37 powers <strong>of</strong>, 6, 24, 67, 74, 597–598 pregnancy, 316, 526–527, 531, 650 prostitution, 171, 183, 528–529 quarters, 44 religious duty, 190, 664–665 restrictions upon, 4–5, 61, 218, 291, 410, 419, 427–428, 617 vows, 355–356 Women in India (Jacobson/Wadley), 768 <strong>The</strong> Wonder That Was India (Basham), 119 Woodr<strong>of</strong>fe, Sir John, 773–774. See also Avalon, Arthur <strong>The</strong> Word <strong>of</strong> Lalla (Temple), 387 World <strong>of</strong> the Fathers, 776 World Parliament <strong>of</strong> Religions, 767, 774 Worship, 44, 305, 535, 657, 774. See also Snana <strong>of</strong> tools, 774 <strong>of</strong> weapons, 774 Wulff, Donna, 259, 403, 654 Y Yadav, K. C., 179 Yadava, 775 Yadunandana, 775 Yajamana, 311, 775 Yajna, 115, 124, 186, 492, 586, 775 Yajnavalkya, sage, 191, 315, 775 Yajnavalkya Smrti, 440, 751, 775, 776 Yajnopavit, 776 Yajur Veda, 7, 69, 113, 123, 573, 626, 776 Yaksas (Coomaraswamy), 776 Yaksha, 435, 629, 664, 776 Yakshi, 197 Yama, 18, 65, 167, 191, 262, 332, 351, 354, 426, 445, 461, 612, 734, 776–777 Yamuna River, 25–26, 29, 95, 126, 127, 134, 150, 188, 239, 250, 269, 297, 337, 398, 567, 594, 631, 711, 718, 777–778 Yamunacharya, 466, 777 Yamunotri, 25, 78, 242, 363, 778 Yantra, 117, 640, 689, 778. See also Tantra Yashoda, 84, 92, 169, 315, 344, 371, 459, 742, 778 Yaska, grammarian, 441, 476, 778–779 Yathakhyati, 779 Yati, 60, 779 Yatra, 491, 779 Yatri, 780 Yayati, 780 Year, 619, 780. See also Calendar calendar, 56, 130–131 intercalary month, 304–305, 394, 412–413, 536, 685 lunar, 61
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