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... Avatara , and the three strides are attributed to Vishnu in the Veda . The fifth , sixth , and seventh , Parasu - rama , Rama- chandra , and Krishna , are mortal heroes , whose exploits are celebrated in these poems so fervently as to ...
... Avatara , and the three strides are attributed to Vishnu in the Veda . The fifth , sixth , and seventh , Parasu - rama , Rama- chandra , and Krishna , are mortal heroes , whose exploits are celebrated in these poems so fervently as to ...
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... AVATĀRA . A descent . ' The incarnation of a deity , espe- cially of Vishnu . The first indication , not of an Avatara , but of what subsequently developed into an Avatara , is found in the Rig - veda in the " three steps " of " Vishnu ...
... AVATĀRA . A descent . ' The incarnation of a deity , espe- cially of Vishnu . The first indication , not of an Avatara , but of what subsequently developed into an Avatara , is found in the Rig - veda in the " three steps " of " Vishnu ...
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... Avatara is made in the Taittiriya Sanhita , where it is said , " Indra , assuming the form of a she - jackal , stepped all round the earth in three ( strides ) . Thus the gods ob- tained it . " Boar Incarnation . - In the Taittiriya ...
... Avatara is made in the Taittiriya Sanhita , where it is said , " Indra , assuming the form of a she - jackal , stepped all round the earth in three ( strides ) . Thus the gods ob- tained it . " Boar Incarnation . - In the Taittiriya ...
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... Avatara vary slightly in different Purānas . incarnation was to save Vaivaswata , the seventh Manu , and progenitor of the human race , from destruction by a deluge . A small fish came into the hands of Manu and besought his protection ...
... Avatara vary slightly in different Purānas . incarnation was to save Vaivaswata , the seventh Manu , and progenitor of the human race , from destruction by a deluge . A small fish came into the hands of Manu and besought his protection ...
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John Dowson. 36 AVATARA . nothing but the ocean could contain it . Manu then recognised its divinity , and worshipped ... Avatāra is found in the Satapatha Brahmana , as above noticed . In its later and developed form , Vishnu appeared in ...
John Dowson. 36 AVATARA . nothing but the ocean could contain it . Manu then recognised its divinity , and worshipped ... Avatāra is found in the Satapatha Brahmana , as above noticed . In its later and developed form , Vishnu appeared in ...
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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