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Page 66
... ( Durgā ) , contracted with wrath- ful frowns , sprang swiftly forth a goddess of black and formid- able aspect , armed ... Durga's victories over the Asuras , and is read daily in the temples of that goddess . The work is also called Devi ...
... ( Durgā ) , contracted with wrath- ful frowns , sprang swiftly forth a goddess of black and formid- able aspect , armed ... Durga's victories over the Asuras , and is read daily in the temples of that goddess . The work is also called Devi ...
Page 86
... Durga , ' the inaccessible ; ' Kālī and Syāmā , the black ; ' Chandi and Chan- dika , the fierce ; ' and Bhairavi , the terrible . ' It is in this character that bloody sacrifices are offered to her , that the bar- barities of the Durga ...
... Durga , ' the inaccessible ; ' Kālī and Syāmā , the black ; ' Chandi and Chan- dika , the fierce ; ' and Bhairavi , the terrible . ' It is in this character that bloody sacrifices are offered to her , that the bar- barities of the Durga ...
Page 111
... Durga Rakshasi or female demon . 2. Name of a fierce GAYA . A city in Bihar . It is one of the seven sacred cities , and is still a place of pilgrimage , though its glory has departed . GAYATRĪ . A most sacred verse of the Rig - veda ...
... Durga Rakshasi or female demon . 2. Name of a fierce GAYA . A city in Bihar . It is one of the seven sacred cities , and is still a place of pilgrimage , though its glory has departed . GAYATRĪ . A most sacred verse of the Rig - veda ...
Page 143
... Durga in that country , as Kāmākshi or Kāmākshyā . It is a singular and yet uninvesti- gated circumstance , that Assam , or at least the north - east of Bengal , seems to have been , in a great degree , the source from 144 KALINDI ...
... Durga in that country , as Kāmākshi or Kāmākshyā . It is a singular and yet uninvesti- gated circumstance , that Assam , or at least the north - east of Bengal , seems to have been , in a great degree , the source from 144 KALINDI ...
Page 149
... Durga . ' The virgin - damsel . ' A name of Her worship extended to the southernmost extremity of India in the days of Pliny , and ' Kumari ' still appears in the name Cape Comorin . 150 KAPARDIN - KARNA . KAPARDIN . ' Wearing the.
... Durga . ' The virgin - damsel . ' A name of Her worship extended to the southernmost extremity of India in the days of Pliny , and ' Kumari ' still appears in the name Cape Comorin . 150 KAPARDIN - KARNA . KAPARDIN . ' Wearing 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