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... Kasyapa , by whom she was mother of Vishnu , in his dwarf incarnation ( wherefore he is sometimes called Aditya ) , and also of Indra , and she is called " the mother of the gods " and " the mother of the world . " Indra acknowledged ...
... Kasyapa , by whom she was mother of Vishnu , in his dwarf incarnation ( wherefore he is sometimes called Aditya ) , and also of Indra , and she is called " the mother of the gods " and " the mother of the world . " Indra acknowledged ...
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... Kasyapa and Diti , with a thousand arms and heads , two thousand eyes and feet , and called Andhaka because he walked like a blind man , although he saw very well . He was slain by Siva when he attempted to carry off the Pārijāta tree ...
... Kasyapa and Diti , with a thousand arms and heads , two thousand eyes and feet , and called Andhaka because he walked like a blind man , although he saw very well . He was slain by Siva when he attempted to carry off the Pārijāta tree ...
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... Kasyapa and Kadru . He is also called Rumra , tawny , ' and by two epithets of which the mean- ing is not obvious , An - uru , ' thighless , ' and Asmana , ' stony . ' ARUNDHATĪ . The morning star , personified as the wife of the Rishi ...
... Kasyapa and Kadru . He is also called Rumra , tawny , ' and by two epithets of which the mean- ing is not obvious , An - uru , ' thighless , ' and Asmana , ' stony . ' ARUNDHATĪ . The morning star , personified as the wife of the Rishi ...
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... Kasyapa , but not including the Rakshasas descended from Pulastya . In this sense a different derivation has been found for it : the source is no longer asu , ' breath , ' but the initial a is taken as the negative prefix , and a - sura ...
... Kasyapa , but not including the Rakshasas descended from Pulastya . In this sense a different derivation has been found for it : the source is no longer asu , ' breath , ' but the initial a is taken as the negative prefix , and a - sura ...
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... Kasyapa and Aditi . The dwarf appeared before Bali , and begged of him as much land as he could step over in three paces . The generous monarch complied with the request . Vishnu took two strides over heaven and earth ; but respecting ...
... Kasyapa and Aditi . The dwarf appeared before Bali , and begged of him as much land as he could step over in three paces . The generous monarch complied with the request . Vishnu took two strides over heaven and earth ; but respecting ...
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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