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Page 47
... Sita . His mother , through maternal fondness , brought about the exile of Rama , and endeavoured to secure her own son's succession to the throne , but Bharata refused to supplant his elder brother . On the death of his father Bharata ...
... Sita . His mother , through maternal fondness , brought about the exile of Rama , and endeavoured to secure her own son's succession to the throne , but Bharata refused to supplant his elder brother . On the death of his father Bharata ...
Page 72
... Sita both found refuge at diffe- rent times . It is the modern Chitrakote , on the river Pisuni , about fifty miles south - east of Banda in Bundelkhand . It is a very holy place , and abounds with temples and shrines , to which ...
... Sita both found refuge at diffe- rent times . It is the modern Chitrakote , on the river Pisuni , about fifty miles south - east of Banda in Bundelkhand . It is a very holy place , and abounds with temples and shrines , to which ...
Page 80
... Sita's adventures , and is described as " a wilderness over which separate hermitages are scattered , while wild beasts and Rakshasas everywhere abound . " DANTA - VAKTRA . A Dānava king of Karūsha and son of Vriddha - sarma . He took a ...
... Sita's adventures , and is described as " a wilderness over which separate hermitages are scattered , while wild beasts and Rakshasas everywhere abound . " DANTA - VAKTRA . A Dānava king of Karūsha and son of Vriddha - sarma . He took a ...
Page 132
... Sita . 2. King of Videha and father of Sita , remarkable for his great knowledge and good works and sanctity . He is called Sira - dhwaja , ' he of the plough banner , ' because his daughter Sitā sprang up ready formed from the furrow ...
... Sita . 2. King of Videha and father of Sita , remarkable for his great knowledge and good works and sanctity . He is called Sira - dhwaja , ' he of the plough banner , ' because his daughter Sitā sprang up ready formed from the furrow ...
Page 135
... Sita . Ravana overpowered him and left him mortally wounded . Rāma found him in time to hear his dying words , and to learn what had become of Sītā . Rama and Lakshmana performed his funeral rites to secure his soul in the enjoyments of ...
... Sita . Ravana overpowered him and left him mortally wounded . Rāma found him in time to hear his dying words , and to learn what had become of Sītā . Rama and Lakshmana performed his funeral rites to secure his soul in the enjoyments of ...
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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