Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . Prithu was as her father, and she thencederived the patronymic appellation Prithivi. In a note Professor Wilson adds,* the commentator observes * Vishnu Parana, p. 104. Dyaus and Pritiiivi. 13 that by the calf, or Mann in that character, is typified thepromoter of the multiplication of progeny ; Manu, as will beseen in the account of the Creation, being regarded by some ofthe Puranas as the first parent of mankind. This legend, withconsiderable variation, is found in most of the Puranas ; Soma,Indra, Yama, and others taking the place of Manu as the calf ;wh
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Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . Prithu was as her father, and she thencederived the patronymic appellation Prithivi. In a note Professor Wilson adds, * the commentator observes * Vishnu Parana, p. 104. Dyaus and Pritiiivi. 13 that by the calf, or Mann in that character, is typified thepromoter of the multiplication of progeny ; Manu, as will beseen in the account of the Creation, being regarded by some ofthe Puranas as the first parent of mankind. This legend, withconsiderable variation, is found in most of the Puranas ; Soma, Indra, Yama, and others taking the place of Manu as the calf ;whilst Prithus place as the milker is taken by the Rishis, Mitra, &c. In the same note Professor Wilson says : These are allprobably subsequent modifications of the original simple alle-gory, which typified the earth as a cow, who yielded to everyclass of beings the milk that they desired, or the object oftheir wishes. It should be noticed that, later on in the Vishnu Purana, Prithivi is said to have sprung from the foot of Vishnu.. 14 The Vedic Deities. CHAPTER IV. ADITI AND THE ADITYAS. ADITI has the honour of being almost the only goddessmentioned by name in the Rig-Veda, as the mother of any ofthe gods ; but it is by no means an easy task to delineate hercharacter, as the most contradictory statements are madeconcerning her. She was invoked as the bestower of blessingson children and cattle ; and she is clearly declared to be themother of Varuna, and other deities, sometimes eight, sometimestwelve in number. She is supposed to be the impersonation of infinity, especially the boundlessness of heaven, in oppositionto the finiteness of earth. Another supposition is that Aditi isthe personification of universal, all-embracing nature or Being.This latter idea seems to be the more correct from the followingverses, * where a man about to be immolated says, Of whichgod, now, of which of the immortals shall we invoke the amiablename, who shall give us back to the great Aditi, that I may