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Sandhya Jain
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“swords made from this iron, one given to him by the king of Persia (Artaxerxes Mnemon), and the other by Parysatis, the mother of that same king. This iron, he says, if fixed in the earth, averts clouds and hail and thunderstorms, and he avers that he had himself twice seen the iron59 do this, the king on both occasions performing the experiment.”
― The India They Saw
― The India They Saw
“The shortest portion of time is called a t’sa-na (kshana); 120 kshanas make a ta-t’sa-na (takshana); 60 of these make a la-fo (lava); 30 of these make a mau-hu-li-to (muthurta); five of these make “a period of time” (kala); six of these make a day and night (ahoratra), but commonly the day and night are divided into eight kalas. 316”
― The India They Saw
― The India They Saw
“The old and infirm who come near to death, and those entangled in a severe sickness, who fear to linger to the end of their days, and through disgust wish to escape the troubles of life, or those who desire release from the trifling affairs of the world and its concerns, these after receiving a farewell meal at the hands of their relatives or friends, they place, amid the sounds of music, on a boat which they propel into the midst of the Ganges, where such persons drown themselves. They think thus to secure a birth among the Devas. Rarely one of these may be seen not yet dead on the borders (of the river).”
― The India They Saw
― The India They Saw
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