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... Ganges , and as being the capital of Northern Panchala . It is apparently the Adisadra of Ptolemy , and its remains are visible near Ram - nagar . AINDRI . ' Son of Indra . ' An appellation of Arjuna . AIRĀVATA . A fine elephant . ' An ...
... Ganges , and as being the capital of Northern Panchala . It is apparently the Adisadra of Ptolemy , and its remains are visible near Ram - nagar . AINDRI . ' Son of Indra . ' An appellation of Arjuna . AIRĀVATA . A fine elephant . ' An ...
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... Ganges and the Jumna . ANU . Son of King Yayati by his wife Sarmishṭhā , 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 ...
... Ganges and the Jumna . ANU . Son of King Yayati by his wife Sarmishṭhā , 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 ...
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... Ganges in the Himalayas , particularly in Vishnu's dual form of Nara - Narayana . Thus , in the Maha - bharata , Siva , addressing Arjuna , says , " Thou wast Nara in a former body , and , with Nārāyana for thy companion , didst perform ...
... Ganges in the Himalayas , particularly in Vishnu's dual form of Nara - Narayana . Thus , in the Maha - bharata , Siva , addressing Arjuna , says , " Thou wast Nara in a former body , and , with Nārāyana for thy companion , didst perform ...
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... Ganges . The name is derived from Bhagiratha , a descendant of Sagara , whose austerities induced Siva to allow the sacred river to descend to the earth for the purpose of bathing the ashes of Sagara's sons , who had been consumed by ...
... Ganges . The name is derived from Bhagiratha , a descendant of Sagara , whose austerities induced Siva to allow the sacred river to descend to the earth for the purpose of bathing the ashes of Sagara's sons , who had been consumed by ...
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... Ganges and another river called Erranaboas ( the Sone ) . At this time , Sandracottus was young , but he waged war against Alexander's captains , and he raised bands of robbers , with whose help he succeeded in establishing freedom in ...
... Ganges and another river called Erranaboas ( the Sone ) . At this time , Sandracottus was young , but he waged war against Alexander's captains , and he raised bands of robbers , with whose help he succeeded in establishing freedom in ...
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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