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Page xii
... actions of mortal men and romantic creations than the might and majesty of the gods . The old deities of the Vedas have retired into the background , and some have disappeared alto- INTRODUCTION . xiii gether . Indra retains a place of.
... actions of mortal men and romantic creations than the might and majesty of the gods . The old deities of the Vedas have retired into the background , and some have disappeared alto- INTRODUCTION . xiii gether . Indra retains a place of.
Page xiii
... Indra and strode over the universe , has become the great deity of preserva- tion , and the terrible and howling Rudra is now Siva , the deity of destruction and renovation . Each of these two gods in his turn contends with and subdues ...
... Indra and strode over the universe , has become the great deity of preserva- tion , and the terrible and howling Rudra is now Siva , the deity of destruction and renovation . Each of these two gods in his turn contends with and subdues ...
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... Indra , and she is called " the mother of the gods " and " the mother of the world . " Indra acknowledged her as mother , and Vishnu , after receiving the adoration of Aditi , addressed her in these words : " Mother , goddess , do thou ...
... Indra , and she is called " the mother of the gods " and " the mother of the world . " Indra acknowledged her as mother , and Vishnu , after receiving the adoration of Aditi , addressed her in these words : " Mother , goddess , do thou ...
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... Indra , but having obtained the assistance of Krishna and Arjuna , he baffled Indra and accomplished his object . In the Vishnu Purana he is called Abhimānī , and the eldest son of Brahmā . His wife was Swāhā ; by her he had three sons ...
... Indra , but having obtained the assistance of Krishna and Arjuna , he baffled Indra and accomplished his object . In the Vishnu Purana he is called Abhimānī , and the eldest son of Brahmā . His wife was Swāhā ; by her he had three sons ...
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... Indra secured the help of the moon , who assumed the form of a cock and crowed at midnight . This roused Gautama to his morning's devotions , when Indra went in and took his place . Gautama expelled Ahalyā from his hermitage , and ...
... Indra secured the help of the moon , who assumed the form of a cock and crowed at midnight . This roused Gautama to his morning's devotions , when Indra went in and took his place . Gautama expelled Ahalyā from his hermitage , and ...
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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