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In the Satapatha Brahmana they and the Adityas are said to have descended
from Prajapati, and that " they strove together for the priority in ascending to
heaven." ANGIRASAS—ANSUMA T. 17 Some descendants of Angiras by the
Kshatriya.
In the Satapatha Brahmana they and the Adityas are said to have descended
from Prajapati, and that " they strove together for the priority in ascending to
heaven." ANGIRASAS—ANSUMA T. 17 Some descendants of Angiras by the
Kshatriya.
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... where it is said, " Indra, assuming the form of a she-jackal, stepped all round
the earth in three (strides). Thus the gods obtained it." Boar Incarnation. — In the
Taittiriya Sanhita and Brahmana, and also in the Satapatha Brahmana, the
creator ...
... where it is said, " Indra, assuming the form of a she-jackal, stepped all round
the earth in three (strides). Thus the gods obtained it." Boar Incarnation. — In the
Taittiriya Sanhita and Brahmana, and also in the Satapatha Brahmana, the
creator ...
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In the <Satapatha Brahmana it is said that " Prajapati, having assumed the form
of a tortoise (karma), created offspring. That which he created he made (akarot) ;
hence the word Karma." Fish Incarnation. — The earliest mention of the fish ...
In the <Satapatha Brahmana it is said that " Prajapati, having assumed the form
of a tortoise (karma), created offspring. That which he created he made (akarot) ;
hence the word Karma." Fish Incarnation. — The earliest mention of the fish ...
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There is a passage in the Satapatha Brahmana which represents Brahma (neut.)
as the active creator. See Brahma. The Veda is sometimes called Brahma.
BRAHMA (masculine). The first member of the Hindu triad ; the supreme spirit ...
There is a passage in the Satapatha Brahmana which represents Brahma (neut.)
as the active creator. See Brahma. The Veda is sometimes called Brahma.
BRAHMA (masculine). The first member of the Hindu triad ; the supreme spirit ...
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According to the Satapatha Brahmajia and Mann, the supreme soul, the self-
existent lord, created the waters and deposited in them a seed, which seed
became a golden egg, in which he himself was born as Brahma, the progenitor of
all the ...
According to the Satapatha Brahmajia and Mann, the supreme soul, the self-
existent lord, created the waters and deposited in them a seed, which seed
became a golden egg, in which he himself was born as Brahma, the progenitor of
all the ...
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| Title | A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature Volume 6 of Trübner's oriental series |
| Author | John Dowson |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1879 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 411 pages |
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