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... Rakshasas sprang . He was one of the narrators of the Brahma Purāna and also a writer on medicine . The Mahā - bhārata relates a legend respecting the creation of his wife . It says that Agastya saw his ... Rakshasa's brother , Ilvala ,
... Rakshasas sprang . He was one of the narrators of the Brahma Purāna and also a writer on medicine . The Mahā - bhārata relates a legend respecting the creation of his wife . It says that Agastya saw his ... Rakshasa's brother , Ilvala ,
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John Dowson. 6 AGHASURA — AGNI . Rakshasa's brother , Ilvala , who attempted to avenge him . ( See Vātāpi . ) Rāma in his exile wandered to the hermitage of Agastya with Sītā and Lakshmana . The sage received him with the greatest ...
John Dowson. 6 AGHASURA — AGNI . Rakshasa's brother , Ilvala , who attempted to avenge him . ( See Vātāpi . ) Rāma in his exile wandered to the hermitage of Agastya with Sītā and Lakshmana . The sage received him with the greatest ...
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... Rakshasa worsted by Satyaki in the great war of the Maha - bharata , and finally killed by Ghafot- kacha . He is said to be a son of Rishyasringa . ALAYUDHA . A Rakshasa killed after a fierce combat by Ghatotkacha in the war of the Mahā ...
... Rakshasa worsted by Satyaki in the great war of the Maha - bharata , and finally killed by Ghafot- kacha . He is said to be a son of Rishyasringa . ALAYUDHA . A Rakshasa killed after a fierce combat by Ghatotkacha in the war of the Mahā ...
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... Rakshasa or other demon . ANUVINDA . A king of Ujjayinī . See Vinda . APARANTA . On the western border . ' A country which is named in the Vishnu Purana in association with countries in the north ; and the Vayu Purana reads the name as ...
... Rakshasa or other demon . ANUVINDA . A king of Ujjayinī . See Vinda . APARANTA . On the western border . ' A country which is named in the Vishnu Purana in association with countries in the north ; and the Vayu Purana reads the name as ...
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... Rakshasa or other demon . ASHTĀVAKRA . A Brahman , the son of Kahoda , whose story is told in the Maha - bhārata . Kahoda married a daughter of his preceptor , Uddālaka , but he was so devoted to study that he neglected his wife . When ...
... Rakshasa or other demon . ASHTĀVAKRA . A Brahman , the son of Kahoda , whose story is told in the Maha - bhārata . Kahoda married a daughter of his preceptor , Uddālaka , but he was so devoted to study that he neglected his wife . When ...
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