[283:13] Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva. _Crishna is Vishnu in human form._ "A more personal, and, so to speak, _human_ god than Siva was needed for the mass of the people--a god who could satisfy the yearnings of the human heart for religion of faith (_bhakti_)--a god who could sympathize with, and condescend to human wants and necessities. Such a god was found in the second member of the Tri-mūrti. It was as _Vishnu_ that the Supreme Being was supposed to exhibit his sympathy with human trials, and his love for the human race. "If _Siva_ is the great god of the Hindu Pantheon, to whom adoration is due from all indiscriminately, _Vishnu_ is certainly its most popular deity. He is the god selected by far the greater number of individuals as their Saviour, protector and friend, who rescues them from the power of evil, interests himself in their welfare, and finally admits them to his heaven. But it is not so much _Vishnu_ in his own person as _Vishnu_ in his _incarnations_, that effects all this for his votaries." (Prof. Monier Williams: Hinduism, p. 100.) [283:14] Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Jesus is the Son in human form. [284:1] Williams' Hinduism, p. 211. [284:2] Matt. vi. 6. [284:3] Williams' Hinduism, p. 212. [284:4] I. Cor. x. 31. [284:5] Williams' Hinduism, p. 213. [284:6] John, i. 3. [284:7] Williams' Hinduism, p. 213. [284:8] John, viii. 12. [284:9] Williams' Hinduism, p. 213. [284:10] John, xiv. 6. [284:11] Williams' Hinduism, p. 213. [284:12] Rev. i. 17, 18. [284:13] Williams' Hinduism, p. 214. [284:14] Matt. ix. 2. [284:15] Prov. xxiii. 26. [284:16] Rev. xxi. 23. [284:17] Quoted from Williams' Hinduism, pp. 217-219. [285:1] It is said in the Hindoo sacred books that Crishna was a religious teacher, but, as we have previously remarked, this is a later addition to his legendary history. In the ancient epic poems he is simply a great hero and warrior. The portion pertaining to his religious career, is evidently a copy of the history of Buddha. [285:2] "Est Crishna (quod ut mihi pridem indicaverat P. Cassianus Maceratentis, sic nunc uberius in Galliis observatum intelligo avivo litteratissimo De Guignes) nomen ipsum corruptum Christi Servatoris." [285:3] See Williams' Hinduism, and Maurice: Hist. Hindostan, vol. ii. p. 269. [285:4] See Celtic Druids, pp. 256, 257.