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... Asuras of the dominion of heaven and earth , is in its character anterior to the fourth Avatara , and the three strides are attributed to Vishnu in the Veda . The fifth , sixth , and seventh , Parasu - rama , Rama- chandra , and Krishna ...
... Asuras of the dominion of heaven and earth , is in its character anterior to the fourth Avatara , and the three strides are attributed to Vishnu in the Veda . The fifth , sixth , and seventh , Parasu - rama , Rama- chandra , and Krishna ...
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... Asura king Naraka , from whence they were brought back and restored to her by Krishna . Devaki , the mother of Krishna , is represented as being a new birth or manifestation of Aditi . See Max Müller's Rig Veda , i . 230 ; Muir's Texts ...
... Asura king Naraka , from whence they were brought back and restored to her by Krishna . Devaki , the mother of Krishna , is represented as being a new birth or manifestation of Aditi . See Max Müller's Rig Veda , i . 230 ; Muir's Texts ...
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... Asura . ) An Asura who was Kansa's general . He assumed the form of a vast serpent , and Krishna's companions , the cowherds , entered its mouth , mistaking it for a mountain cavern : but Krishna rescued them . AGNAYI . Wife of Agni ...
... Asura . ) An Asura who was Kansa's general . He assumed the form of a vast serpent , and Krishna's companions , the cowherds , entered its mouth , mistaking it for a mountain cavern : but Krishna rescued them . AGNAYI . Wife of Agni ...
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... Asura priest . See Kilātākuli . AKŪPĀRA . A tortoise or turtle . The tortoise on which the earth rests . AKŪTI . A daughter of Manu Swayambhuva and Sata - rupā , whom he gave to the patriarch Ruchi . She bore twins , Yajna and Dakshina ...
... Asura priest . See Kilātākuli . AKŪPĀRA . A tortoise or turtle . The tortoise on which the earth rests . AKŪTI . A daughter of Manu Swayambhuva and Sata - rupā , whom he gave to the patriarch Ruchi . She bore twins , Yajna and Dakshina ...
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... Asuras would have them for wives , so they became common to all . They have the appella- tions of Suranganās , ' wives of the gods , ' and Sumad - ātmajās , ' daughters of pleasure . ' " Then from the agitated deep up sprung The legion ...
... Asuras would have them for wives , so they became common to all . They have the appella- tions of Suranganās , ' wives of the gods , ' and Sumad - ātmajās , ' daughters of pleasure . ' " Then from the agitated deep up sprung The legion ...
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According Aditi Adityas Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatara Bala-rāma became Bhagavata Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahman Brihaspati brother called celebrated chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended Devi Dhrita-rashtra divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana earth edited father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns incarnation India Indra Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Lunar race Maha-bharata Manu Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean Pandavas Pandu Parasu-rāma personified Pitris poem Post 8vo Prajapati priest princes Raja Rakshasa Rāma Rama's Rāmāyana Ravana represented Rig-veda Rishi river Rudra sacrifice sage Sanhita Sanskrit Saraswati Satapatha Brahmana says serpent seven Sītā Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story Sutras told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purana Viswamitra Vyasa wife worship Yadavas Yama Yudhi-shthira