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... Ravana , slain by Hanuman . Also a name of Garuda . AKSHAMĀLĀ . A name of Arundhati ( q.v. ) . ĀKULI . An Asura priest . See Kilātākuli . AKŪPĀRA . A tortoise or turtle . The tortoise on which the earth rests . AKŪTI . A daughter of ...
... Ravana , slain by Hanuman . Also a name of Garuda . AKSHAMĀLĀ . A name of Arundhati ( q.v. ) . ĀKULI . An Asura priest . See Kilātākuli . AKŪPĀRA . A tortoise or turtle . The tortoise on which the earth rests . AKŪTI . A daughter of ...
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... Ravana , and predicted the death of Ravana at the hands of Rama , a descendant of Anaranya . ANARGHA RAGHAVA . A drama in seven acts by Murari Misra , possibly written in the thirteenth or fourteenth century . Raghava or Rāma is the ...
... Ravana , and predicted the death of Ravana at the hands of Rama , a descendant of Anaranya . ANARGHA RAGHAVA . A drama in seven acts by Murari Misra , possibly written in the thirteenth or fourteenth century . Raghava or Rāma is the ...
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... Himalaya . 2. Son of Gada ( brother of Krishna ) by Vrihati . 3. Son of Bali , the monkey king of Kish- kindhya . He was protected by Rama and fought on his side against Ravana . 16 ANGIRAS - ANGIRASAS . ANGIRAS . A Rishi to.
... Himalaya . 2. Son of Gada ( brother of Krishna ) by Vrihati . 3. Son of Bali , the monkey king of Kish- kindhya . He was protected by Rama and fought on his side against Ravana . 16 ANGIRAS - ANGIRASAS . ANGIRAS . A Rishi to.
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... Ravana . 6 8. Krishna . The black or dark coloured . ' This is the most popular of all the later deities , and has obtained such pre- eminence , that his votaries look upon him not simply as an incarnation , but as a perfect ...
... Ravana . 6 8. Krishna . The black or dark coloured . ' This is the most popular of all the later deities , and has obtained such pre- eminence , that his votaries look upon him not simply as an incarnation , but as a perfect ...
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... Ravana and other Rakshasas who were descen- dants of his son Pulastya . In the Purānas also he appears as a patron of the enemies of the gods , and it was by his favour that the Daitya King Bali obtained that almost universal dominion ...
... Ravana and other Rakshasas who were descen- dants of his son Pulastya . In the Purānas also he appears as a patron of the enemies of the gods , and it was by his favour that the Daitya King Bali obtained that almost universal dominion ...
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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