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... , he was dis- graced and his pretensions ridiculed . After the successful return a great festival was held , at which the horse was sacri- ficed , either really or figuratively . ASWA - MUKHA - ASWINS . 29 ASWA - MUKHA.
... , he was dis- graced and his pretensions ridiculed . After the successful return a great festival was held , at which the horse was sacri- ficed , either really or figuratively . ASWA - MUKHA - ASWINS . 29 ASWA - MUKHA.
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... ASWINS , ASWINAU ( dual ) , ASWINI KUMĀRAS . ' Horsemen . ' Dioskouroi . Two Vedic deities , twin sons of the sun or ... Aswins . But inasmuch as they precede the rise of the sun , 30 ASWINS . they are called his parents in his.
... ASWINS , ASWINAU ( dual ) , ASWINI KUMĀRAS . ' Horsemen . ' Dioskouroi . Two Vedic deities , twin sons of the sun or ... Aswins . But inasmuch as they precede the rise of the sun , 30 ASWINS . they are called his parents in his.
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... Aswins , says Muir , " have been a puzzle to the oldest commentators , " who have differed widely in their explanations . According to different interpretations quoted in the Nirukta , they were " heaven and earth , " " day and night ...
... Aswins , says Muir , " have been a puzzle to the oldest commentators , " who have differed widely in their explanations . According to different interpretations quoted in the Nirukta , they were " heaven and earth , " " day and night ...
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... Aswins admittance to a sacrifice on the ground that they had been on too familiar terms with men . It would appear , then , that these Aswins , like the Ribhus , were originally renowned mortals , who , in the course of time , were ...
... Aswins admittance to a sacrifice on the ground that they had been on too familiar terms with men . It would appear , then , that these Aswins , like the Ribhus , were originally renowned mortals , who , in the course of time , were ...
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... Aswins , and the Viswa - devas . In the epic period he is con- sidered as one of the ten Prajapatis or lords of creation engen- dered by Manu for the purpose of creating the universe ; at a later period he appears as a mind - born son ...
... Aswins , and the Viswa - devas . In the epic period he is con- sidered as one of the ten Prajapatis or lords of creation engen- dered by Manu for the purpose of creating the universe ; at a later period he appears as a mind - born son ...
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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