| − | [[Indra]] is the king of heaven and national god of the [[Hindu]]s he is said to give rise to victories to peoples, and is always ready to aid them; he is preeminently a warlike god, and as he stands on his war-chariot, drawn by five fawn-coloured horses, he is in a sort the type of an Indian chieftain; he is sometimes assisted by other gods, but he more frequently fights alone; he is the dispenser, moreover, of all good gifts, and the author and preserver of all living; his power extends over the heavens, and he holds the earth in the hollow of his hand.<ref>{{nuttall|Indra}}</ref>
| + | '''Indra''' is the king of heaven and national god of the [[Hindu]]s he is said to give rise to victories to peoples, and is always ready to aid them; he is preeminently a warlike god, and as he stands on his war-chariot, drawn by five fawn-coloured horses, he is in a sort the type of an Indian chieftain; he is sometimes assisted by other gods, but he more frequently fights alone; he is the dispenser, moreover, of all good gifts, and the author and preserver of all living; his power extends over the heavens, and he holds the earth in the hollow of his hand.<ref>{{nuttall|Indra}}</ref> |
| − | [[Kala]] is the Hindu equivalent to [[Chronus]], or the god of time, who, as in the Greek mythology, at once produces and devours all things.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kâla}}</ref>
| + | '''Kala''' is the Hindu equivalent to [[Chronus]], or the god of time, who, as in the Greek mythology, at once produces and devours all things.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kâla}}</ref> |
| − | [[Rama]] is an [[avatar]] of [[Vishnu]], being the seventh, in the character of a [[hero]], a destroyer of monsters and a bringer of [[joy]], as the name signifies, the narrative of whose exploits are given in the Râmâyana.<ref>{{Nuttall|Râma}}</ref>
| + | '''Rama''' is an [[avatar]] of [[Vishnu]], being the seventh, in the character of a [[hero]], a destroyer of monsters and a bringer of [[joy]], as the name signifies, the narrative of whose exploits are given in the Râmâyana.<ref>{{Nuttall|Râma}}</ref> |