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... Daitya princess named Usha , daughter of Bāna , fell in love with him , and had him brought by magic influence to her apartments in her father's city of Sonita - pura . Bāna sent some guards to seize him , but the valiant youth , taking ...
... Daitya princess named Usha , daughter of Bāna , fell in love with him , and had him brought by magic influence to her apartments in her father's city of Sonita - pura . Bāna sent some guards to seize him , but the valiant youth , taking ...
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... Daitya princess . He refused to exchange his youthful vigour for the curse of decrepitude passed upon his father , and in consequence his father cursed him that his posterity should not possess dominion . Notwithstanding this , he had a ...
... Daitya princess . He refused to exchange his youthful vigour for the curse of decrepitude passed upon his father , and in consequence his father cursed him that his posterity should not possess dominion . Notwithstanding this , he had a ...
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... Daitya , and son of Bali , who attacked Krishna in the form of a savage bull , and was slain by him . ARJUNA . ' White . ' The name of the third Pandu prince . All the five brothers were of divine paternity , and Arjuna's father was ...
... Daitya , and son of Bali , who attacked Krishna in the form of a savage bull , and was slain by him . ARJUNA . ' White . ' The name of the third Pandu prince . All the five brothers were of divine paternity , and Arjuna's father was ...
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... Daitya king to pieces . These four incarnations are supposed to have appeared in the Satya - yuga , or first age of the world . 5. Vamana . ' The dwarf . ' The origin of this incarnation is " the three strides of Vishnu , " spoken of in ...
... Daitya king to pieces . These four incarnations are supposed to have appeared in the Satya - yuga , or first age of the world . 5. Vamana . ' The dwarf . ' The origin of this incarnation is " the three strides of Vishnu , " spoken of in ...
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... printed . BALEYA . A descendant of Bali , a Daitya . BALHI . A northern country , Balkh . Said in the Maha- bharata to be famous for its horses , as Balkh is to the present time . 42 BALHIKAS - BARBARAS . BĀLHĪKAS , BÃÄHLĪKAS . 66.
... printed . BALEYA . A descendant of Bali , a Daitya . BALHI . A northern country , Balkh . Said in the Maha- bharata to be famous for its horses , as Balkh is to the present time . 42 BALHIKAS - BARBARAS . BĀLHĪKAS , BÃÄHLĪKAS . 66.
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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