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Vakil, H. N. +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol4|vol. 4]] (1882–1883). +

Valentinus +

An Egyptian Gnostic of the second century, teaching Greek science and literature in Alexandria about AD 130. His exact dates are unknown. [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] considers Hippolytus’s Philosophumena the most reliable source on his teachings. The Esoteric Treatise on the Doctrine of Gilgul quoted by [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] and attributed by her to Valentinus remains unidentified. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - EI. Instruction No.2#580|BCW 12:580]]) +

Vallabacharya +

The name of a mystic who was the'' '' ''chela ''(disciple) of Vishnu Swâmi, and the founder of a sect of ''Vaishnavas''. His descendants are called Goswâmi Mahârâj, and have much landed property and numerous ''mandirs'' (temples) in Bombay. They have degenerated into a shamefully licentious sect. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Vamana +

The fifth avatar of Vishnu, hence the name of the Dwarf whose form was assumed by that god. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Van Mater, John +

Searched the library and archives of the Theosophical Society at Pasadena for materials needed for volume XIII of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Collected Writings. ([[Eklund, Dara R.|D. Eklund]], [[Eklund D. - Foreword (BCW vol.13)#xxii|BCW 13:xxii]]) Helped check references using the Theosophical Society’s research library at Pasadena for volume XIV of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Collected Writings. ([[Eklund, Dara R.|D. Eklund]], [[Eklund D. - Foreword (BCW vol.14)#xxii|BCW 14:xxii]]) +

Van Mater, Kirby +

Provided special assistance with the text of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Esoteric Instructions for volume XII of the Collected Writings. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Foreword (BCW vol.12)#xxi|BCW 12:xxi]]) Searched the library and archives of the Theosophical Society at Pasadena for materials needed for volume XIII of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Collected Writings. ([[Eklund, Dara R.|D. Eklund]], [[Eklund D. - Foreword (BCW vol.13)#xxii|BCW 13:xxii]]) Helped check references using the Theosophical Society’s research library at Pasadena for volume XIV of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Collected Writings. ([[Eklund, Dara R.|D. Eklund]], [[Eklund D. - Foreword (BCW vol.14)#xxii|BCW 14:xxii]]) +

Van Oven, Barnard +

Zirkoff tentatively identifies the work referred to by Blavatsky as ''On the Decline of Life in Health and Disease'' (1853). (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#668|4:668]][[SMW::on]]). +

Vara +

A term used in the'' Vendîdâd'', where Ahura‐ mazda commands Yima to build ''Vara''. It also signifies an enclosure or'' vehicle'', an ark ''(argha)'', and at the same time MAN (verse 30). ''Vara'' is the vehicle of our informing Egos, i.e. the human body, the soul in which is typified by the expression a “window self‐shining within”. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Varadachary, N. Srinivasa +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol8|vol. 8]] (1886–1887). +

Varaha +

The boar‐avatar of Vishnu; the third in number. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Varley, Cromwell Fleetwood +

English electrical engineer, a pioneer of submarine telegraphy associated with the Atlantic cable, who patented the double-current key and relay and, in 1870, an early audio-transmission device anticipating the telephone. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1871. A long-time investigator of Spiritualist phenomena from about 1850, he devised electrical apparatus to monitor mediums (including Florence Cook) during séances and testified before the London Dialectical Society regarding his sittings with D. D. Home. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.1)#528|1:528-529]][[SMW::on]]). For biographical information, de Zirkoff refers readers to ''Collected Writings'', volume I, pages 529-530. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.3)#535|3:535]][[SMW::on]]). +

Varna +

Caste; lit., “colour”. The four chief castes named by Manu — the Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sûdra — are called ''Chatur‐varna''. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Varsha +

A region, a plain; any stretch of country situated between the great mountain‐ranges of the earth. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Varttika +

Katyayana’s “Notes” on 1,245 rules of Panini. Zirkoff cites Vasudeva Gopala Paranjpe’s Roman-script text and partial French translation (Heidelberg, 1922). (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#368|5:368]][[SMW::on]]). +

Varuna +

The god of water, or marine god, but far different from Neptune, for in the case of this oldest of the Vedic deities, Water means the “ Waters of Space”, or the all‐investing sky, Akâsa, in one sense. Varuna or ''Ooaroona'' (phonetically), is certainly the prototype of the'' Ouranos'' of the Greeks. As Muir says : “ The grandest cosmical functions are ascribed to Varuna. Possessed of illimitable knowledge he upholds heaven and earth, he dwells in all worlds as sovereign ruler. . . He made the golden . . . sun to shine in the firmament. The wind which resounds through the atmosphere is his breath. . . . Through the operation of his laws the moon walks in brightness and the stars . . . mysteriously vanish in daylight. He knows the flight of birds in the sky, the paths of ships on the ocean, the course of the far travelling wind, and beholds all the things that have been or shall be done. . . . He witnesses men’s truth and false hood. He instructs the Rishi Vasishta in mysteries ; but his secrets and those of Mitra are not to be revealed to the foolish.” . . “ The attributes and functions ascribed to Varuna impart to his character a moral elevation and sanctity far surpassing that attributed to any other Vedic deity.” [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Vasishta +

One of the primitive seven great Rishis, and a most celebrated Vedic sage. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Vasquez, Gabriel +

Spanish theologian who studied at Belmonte and Alcalá and joined the Society of Jesus in 1569 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#457|9:457-458]][[SMW::on]]). +

Vasudavayya, C. S. +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol6|vol. 6]] (1884–1885). +

Vasudeva +

The father of Krishna. He belonged to the Yâdava branch of the ''Somavansa,'' or lunar race. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Vasus +

The eight evil deities attendant upon Indra. Personified cosmic phenomena, as their names show. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +