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Page 11
... Meru . It is sometimes called Deva - pura , ' city of the gods , ' and Pusha - bhāsā , ' sun - splendour . ' A title of AMARESWARA . ' Lord of the immortals . ' Vishnu , Siva , and Indra . Name of one of the twelve great lingas . See ...
... Meru . It is sometimes called Deva - pura , ' city of the gods , ' and Pusha - bhāsā , ' sun - splendour . ' A title of AMARESWARA . ' Lord of the immortals . ' Vishnu , Siva , and Indra . Name of one of the twelve great lingas . See ...
Page 43
... Meru . 2 . A celebrated horse , son of Uchchaih - sravas . BHAGA . A deity mentioned in the Vedas , but of very indistinct personality and powers . He is supposed to bestow wealth and to preside over marriage , and he is classed among ...
... Meru . 2 . A celebrated horse , son of Uchchaih - sravas . BHAGA . A deity mentioned in the Vedas , but of very indistinct personality and powers . He is supposed to bestow wealth and to preside over marriage , and he is classed among ...
Page 61
... Meru , and enclosed by the river Gangā . BRAHMA PURĀNA . In all the lists of the Puranas the Brahma stands first , for which reason it is sometimes entitled the Adi or " First " Purāna . It was repeated by Brahma to Marichi , and is ...
... Meru , and enclosed by the river Gangā . BRAHMA PURĀNA . In all the lists of the Puranas the Brahma stands first , for which reason it is sometimes entitled the Adi or " First " Purāna . It was repeated by Brahma to Marichi , and is ...
Page 65
... Meru ; it is so called from its being cultivated by the gandharva Chitra - ratha . CHAKORA . A kind of partridge . A fabulous bird , supposed to live upon the beams of the moon . CHAKRA - VARTI . A universal emperor , described by the ...
... Meru ; it is so called from its being cultivated by the gandharva Chitra - ratha . CHAKORA . A kind of partridge . A fabulous bird , supposed to live upon the beams of the moon . CHAKRA - VARTI . A universal emperor , described by the ...
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... Meru as their common centre , like the leaves of a lotus , and are separated from each other by distinct circum- ambient oceans . They are generally given as seven in number : -1 . Jambu , 2. Plaksha or Go - medaka , 3. Sālmala , 4 ...
... Meru as their common centre , like the leaves of a lotus , and are separated from each other by distinct circum- ambient oceans . They are generally given as seven in number : -1 . Jambu , 2. Plaksha or Go - medaka , 3. Sālmala , 4 ...
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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