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... Bibliotheca Indica , edited by Rajendra Lal Mitra . AGNISHWATTAS . Pitris or Manes of the gods , who when living upon earth did not maintain their domestic fires or offer burnt - sacrifices . According to some authorities they were ...
... Bibliotheca Indica , edited by Rajendra Lal Mitra . AGNISHWATTAS . Pitris or Manes of the gods , who when living upon earth did not maintain their domestic fires or offer burnt - sacrifices . According to some authorities they were ...
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... Bibliotheca Indica by Rajendra Lala , and there is another edition . The Upanishad has been translated by Dr. Roer in the same series . " The Aitareya Aranyaka consists of five books , each of which is called Aranyaka . The second and ...
... Bibliotheca Indica by Rajendra Lala , and there is another edition . The Upanishad has been translated by Dr. Roer in the same series . " The Aitareya Aranyaka consists of five books , each of which is called Aranyaka . The second and ...
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... Bibliotheca Indica . ASWA - MEDHA . ' The sacrifice of a horse . ' This is a sacri- fice which , in Vedic times , was performed by kings desirous of offspring . The horse was killed with certain ceremonies , and the wives of the king ...
... Bibliotheca Indica . ASWA - MEDHA . ' The sacrifice of a horse . ' This is a sacri- fice which , in Vedic times , was performed by kings desirous of offspring . The horse was killed with certain ceremonies , and the wives of the king ...
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... Bibliotheca Indica . BADARI , BADARĪKĀSRAMA . A place sacred to Vishnu , near the Ganges in the Himalayas , particularly in Vishnu's dual form of Nara - Narayana . Thus , in the Maha - bharata , Siva , addressing Arjuna , says , " Thou ...
... Bibliotheca Indica . BADARI , BADARĪKĀSRAMA . A place sacred to Vishnu , near the Ganges in the Himalayas , particularly in Vishnu's dual form of Nara - Narayana . Thus , in the Maha - bharata , Siva , addressing Arjuna , says , " Thou ...
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... Bibliotheca Indica . BHANUMATI . Daughter of Bhanu , a Yadava chief , who was abducted from her home in Dwarakā , during the absence of her father , by the demon Nikumbha . BHARADWĀJA . A Rishi to whom many Vedic hymns are attributed ...
... Bibliotheca Indica . BHANUMATI . Daughter of Bhanu , a Yadava chief , who was abducted from her home in Dwarakā , during the absence of her father , by the demon Nikumbha . BHARADWĀJA . A Rishi to whom many Vedic hymns are attributed ...
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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