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... rama , Rama- chandra , and Krishna , are mortal heroes , whose exploits are celebrated in these poems so fervently as to raise the heroes to the rank of gods . The ninth Avatara , Buddha , is manifestly and avowedly the offspring of the ...
... rama , Rama- chandra , and Krishna , are mortal heroes , whose exploits are celebrated in these poems so fervently as to raise the heroes to the rank of gods . The ninth Avatara , Buddha , is manifestly and avowedly the offspring of the ...
Page xiv
... Rama and the Pandavas , of Hanumat and Rāvana , are still read and listened to with wonder and delight . A host of legends has grown up around the hero Krishna ; they attend him from his cradle to his pyre ; but the stories of his ...
... Rama and the Pandavas , of Hanumat and Rāvana , are still read and listened to with wonder and delight . A host of legends has grown up around the hero Krishna ; they attend him from his cradle to his pyre ; but the stories of his ...
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... Rama , written by Sundara Misra in 1599 A.D. " The com- position possesses little dramatic interest , although it has some literary merit . " - Wilson . ĀCHĀRA . 6 Rule , custom , usage . ' The rules of practice of castes , orders , or ...
... Rama , written by Sundara Misra in 1599 A.D. " The com- position possesses little dramatic interest , although it has some literary merit . " - Wilson . ĀCHĀRA . 6 Rule , custom , usage . ' The rules of practice of castes , orders , or ...
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... Rama and reconciled to her husband . This seduction is explained mythically by Kumarila Bhatta as Indra ( the sun's ) carrying away the shades of night - the name Ahalya , by a strained etymology , being made to signify ' night . ' A ...
... Rama and reconciled to her husband . This seduction is explained mythically by Kumarila Bhatta as Indra ( the sun's ) carrying away the shades of night - the name Ahalya , by a strained etymology , being made to signify ' night . ' A ...
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... rāma . ANANDA GIRI . A follower of Sankaracharya , and a teacher and expositor of his doctrines . He was the author ... Rama , a descendant of Anaranya . ANARGHA RAGHAVA . A drama in seven acts by Murari Misra , possibly written in the ...
... rāma . ANANDA GIRI . A follower of Sankaracharya , and a teacher and expositor of his doctrines . He was the author ... Rama , a descendant of Anaranya . ANARGHA RAGHAVA . A drama in seven acts by Murari Misra , possibly written in the ...
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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