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... Daksha and the daughter of Daksha . On this statement Yāska remarks in the Nirukta : - " How can this be possible ? They may have had the same origin ; or , according to the nature of the gods , they may have been born from each other ...
... Daksha and the daughter of Daksha . On this statement Yāska remarks in the Nirukta : - " How can this be possible ? They may have had the same origin ; or , according to the nature of the gods , they may have been born from each other ...
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... Daksha , and Ansa . Daksha is frequently excluded , and Indra , Savitri ( the sun ) , and Dhātri are added . Those of the twelve Adityas are variously given , but many of them are names of the sun . ADITYA PURANA . One of the eighteen ...
... Daksha , and Ansa . Daksha is frequently excluded , and Indra , Savitri ( the sun ) , and Dhātri are added . Those of the twelve Adityas are variously given , but many of them are names of the sun . ADITYA PURANA . One of the eighteen ...
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... Daksha ; Sraddha , ' faith , ' daughter of Kardama ; and Swadha ' oblation , ' and Satī , ' truth , ' two other daughters of Daksha . His daughters were the Richas or Vaidik hymns , and his sons were the Manes called Havishmats . But he ...
... Daksha ; Sraddha , ' faith , ' daughter of Kardama ; and Swadha ' oblation , ' and Satī , ' truth , ' two other daughters of Daksha . His daughters were the Richas or Vaidik hymns , and his sons were the Manes called Havishmats . But he ...
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... Daksha , and their son was Durvasas . " - Goldstücker . In the Rāmāyana an account is given of the visit paid by Rāma and Sītā to Atri and Anasuyā in their hermitage south of Chitra- kūta . In the Puranas he was also father of Soma ...
... Daksha , and their son was Durvasas . " - Goldstücker . In the Rāmāyana an account is given of the visit paid by Rāma and Sītā to Atri and Anasuyā in their hermitage south of Chitra- kūta . In the Puranas he was also father of Soma ...
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... Daksha's celebrated sacrifice , and had his beard pulled out by Siva . The same authority also tells the following story : It is related of Bhrigu that he rescued the sage Agastya from the tyranny of King Nahusha , who had obtained ...
... Daksha's celebrated sacrifice , and had his beard pulled out by Siva . The same authority also tells the following story : It is related of Bhrigu that he rescued the sage Agastya from the tyranny of King Nahusha , who had obtained ...
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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