Nimbarka, a Telugu Brahman of the 12th or 13th century, spread the cult of the divine cowherd and his favourite gopi (cowherdess, especially associated with the legends of Krishna's youth), Radha.
The Roman made an expiatory offering, and prayed, Whatever god or goddess thou art to whom this grove is sacred, be propitious to me, my family, and children, etc.
It does not become disconcerted, but adjusts to its divine work the man who has bestridden the Alps, and the good old tottering invalid of Father Elysee.
A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as disrespect for sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation.
To her majesty, the Queen, to the vitality of the special relationship between our peoples, and in the words of Shakespeare, to this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, to the Queen.
These three beautiful words are among the most important ideas in our nation’s history: the idea that government’s power is vested in the nation’s citizens – the people to whom we owe our ultimate and sacred allegiance.
Kepler was one of the first to look at the night sky and not see some unknowable mechanism at work, but a divine plan that was both beautiful and capable of being understood by humans.
And she thought only of them as the clergyman laid his hand upon her head, and spoke of the holy baptism, of the covenant with God, and how she should be now a matured Christian.
And with a firm grip on all aspects of divine and worldly rule, the king will have the solid gold Crown of St Edward placed on his head, officially crowning him as King Charles III.