Earth under umbrella

Motif

Earth under umbrella.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The universe. · Nature of the universe. · The universe as a whole. · view the constellation · filed as A653

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IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 5, Section XXXVIII
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 5, Section CXL

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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HinduPenzer II 125 n. 3.

Within the index

Filed under The universe as a whole.

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Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds, one above the other World-tree. Tree extending from lowest to highest world. (Cf. A878.)Primary elements of universe. (Earth, air, fire, water, etc.)World as egg. The two halves are heaven and earth River connecting earth and upper and lower worlds Size and distances of the universe The universe as a whole – miscellaneous

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