Excerpt from Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic
On my arrival in India, one of my first inquiries was for some full and trustworthy account of the mythology of the Hindus; but though directed to various works in which some information of the kind desired was to be found, I sought in vain for a complete and systematic work on this subject. Since then two classical dictionaries of India have been published, one in Madras and one in London; but though most useful books of reference, they do not meet the want that this book is intended to supply. For some years I have been making notes with the intention of arranging them in such a way that any one without much labour might gain a good general idea of the names, character, and actions of the principal gods of Hinduism. It should be noticed that this work does not profess to contain new translations of the Hindu Scriptures, nor to give very much information that is not to be found scattered in many other books. In a few cases original extracts have been made; but, generally speaking, my work has been to collect and arrange translations ready to hand. It has been my earnest endeavour to give a fair and impartial account of these deities, as far as possible in the very words of the sacred books; such an account as I should expect an honest-minded Hindu to give of God and His works from a careful study of the Bible.
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