Some Remarks on Śvetadvīpa.
Svetadvipa, “The White Island,” is the name of an island, situated in the far North, inhabited by Nārāyana and by pious White Men, who worship him. The description of their worship, which can be read in that part of the Śāntiparvan, the twelfth of the Mahābhārata books, devoted to Nārāyana is distin...
Published in: | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1929
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0041977x00122682 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0041977X00122682 |