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... bharata as " he who is not distinct from final emancipation , " and in the Skanda Purana as " he who never declines ( or varies ) from his proper nature . " ADBHUTA - BRAHMANĀ . ' The Brahmana of miracles . ' A Brahmana of the Sama ...
... bharata as " he who is not distinct from final emancipation , " and in the Skanda Purana as " he who never declines ( or varies ) from his proper nature . " ADBHUTA - BRAHMANĀ . ' The Brahmana of miracles . ' A Brahmana of the Sama ...
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... bharata and Rāmāyana , as well as in the Purānas , Vishnu is called the son of Aditi . In the Vishnu Purana she is said to be the daughter of Daksha and wife of Kasyapa , by whom she was mother of Vishnu , in his dwarf incarnation ...
... bharata and Rāmāyana , as well as in the Purānas , Vishnu is called the son of Aditi . In the Vishnu Purana she is said to be the daughter of Daksha and wife of Kasyapa , by whom she was mother of Vishnu , in his dwarf incarnation ...
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... bharata Agni is represented as hav- ing exhausted his vigour by devouring too many oblations , and desiring to consume the whole Khandava forest as a means of recruiting his strength . He was prevented by Indra , but having obtained the ...
... bharata Agni is represented as hav- ing exhausted his vigour by devouring too many oblations , and desiring to consume the whole Khandava forest as a means of recruiting his strength . He was prevented by Indra , but having obtained the ...
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... Bharata . This is said by the Vaishnavas to be the terrestrial Ganga which Siva received upon his head . ALAMBUSHA . A great Rakshasa worsted by Satyaki in the great war of the Maha - bharata , and finally killed by Ghafot- kacha . He ...
... Bharata . This is said by the Vaishnavas to be the terrestrial Ganga which Siva received upon his head . ALAMBUSHA . A great Rakshasa worsted by Satyaki in the great war of the Maha - bharata , and finally killed by Ghafot- kacha . He ...
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... bharata . AMBARISHA . 1. A king of Ayodhya , twenty - eighth in descent from Ikshwaku . ( See Sunahsephas . ) 2. An appellation of Siva . 3. Name of one of the eighteen hells . AMBASHTHA . A military people inhabiting a country of the ...
... bharata . AMBARISHA . 1. A king of Ayodhya , twenty - eighth in descent from Ikshwaku . ( See Sunahsephas . ) 2. An appellation of Siva . 3. Name of one of the eighteen hells . AMBASHTHA . A military people inhabiting a country of the ...
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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