Table of Contents:
• Preface I. INTRODUCTION 1. Date of the Vedas 2. The Vedic Religion 3. Cosmogonic Beliefs 4. Nature of the Vedic Gods 5. Terrestrial Deities 6. Dual Divinities 7. Groups of Deities 8. Lesser Divinities 9. Tutelary Deities 10. Abstract Deities 11. The Food 12. The Abode 13. The Demons (Vrtra) 14. The Vedic Mythology 2. The Sky Gods 1. The Adityas i. Dhata ii. Vidhata iii. Mitra iv. Varuna v. Aryama vi. Amsa vii. Vivasvan viii. Bhaga ix. Pusan x. Savita xi. Asvins xii. Parjanya xiii. Tvasta or Visvakarma xiv. Mitra-Varuna xv. Surya a. As Agni b. As a Healer c. As the Time d. As a Calf e. As Brahman f. As a Horse g. As the Eye of Atman h. As the Giver of Light i. As a Swan or Rta j. As Progenitor k. As Martanda xvi. Puranic Form of Surya III. GODS of THE SPACE 1. Visnu i. The Earliest Form ii. Visnu as Trivikrama or Vamana iii. Visnu as Sacrifice iv. Visnu as Yajna-Varaha v. Visnu in Matsya Form vi. Visnu as Kurma vii. Visnu as Nrsimha 2. Other Gods i. Indra ii. Maruts iii. Vayu (The Wind-God) iv. Rudra v. Ganas of Rudra vi. Prajapati/Brahma vii. Kubera viii. Narayana ix. Dyau x. Virata xi. Brhaspati xii. The Moon xiii. Ganapati IV. THE GODS of WATER 1. Samudra 2. Sapta Sindhu 3. Apodevata 4. The Rivers - Sarasvati 5. Yamuna 6. Sindhu 7. Ganga V. MINOR GODS 1. Usana 2. Vasus 3. Dusvapna-nasana 4. Devagana 5. Madhava 6. Madhu 7. Apamnapata 8. Apatrna Surya 9. Ahirbudhnya 10. Savarni 11. Vena 12. Visvavasu Deva Gandharva 13. Vrsakapi 14. Dhanvantri 15. Yaksa VI. FEMALE DEITIES 1. Sri or Laksmi 2. Laksmi in Sri Sukta 3. Alaksmi 4. The Mother 5. Agnayi 6. Indrani 7. Usas 8. Rati 9. Raka 10. Urvasi 11. Apavadevi 12. Aranyani 13. Tisro Devyah 14. Anumati 15. Amavasya 16. Arundhati 17. Sita 18. Prthivi 19. Ratri 20. Vak 21. Sarasvati 22. Gayatri VII. THE COMPOSITE OR THE DUAL GODS 1. Agni-Marut 2. Agni-Varuga 3. Agnindra 4. Indragni 5. Agnisoma 6. Agni-Visnu 7. Agni-Surya-Anila 8. Kesin (Agni-Surya and Vayu) 9. Indra-Asva 10. Indrapusana 11. Indra-Pusan 12. Indra-Parvata 13. Indra-Vayu 14. Indra-Varuna 15. Indra-Usa 16. Indra-Visnu 17. Soma-Rudra 18. Dyava-Prthivi 19. Rbhu-Ganas 20. Dyaus and Prthivi 21. Agni 22. Soma VIII. ASTA-DIKPALAS and KSETRAPATI 1. Indra 2. Agni 3. Yama 4. Nirrti 5. Varuna 6. Vayu 7. Kubera (Dhanada) 8. Isana 9. Ksetrapati IX. THE SACRED TREES 1. Asvattha 2. Vata-vrksa (Nyagrodha) 3. Asoka 4. Soma X. THE BIRDS 1. Garuda