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... Solar race , sometimes said to be the son of Raghu , at others the son of Dilipa , son of Raghu . He was the husband chosen at her swayam - vara by Indumati , daughter of the Rāja of Vidarbha , and was the father of Dasaratha and IO ...
... Solar race , sometimes said to be the son of Raghu , at others the son of Dilipa , son of Raghu . He was the husband chosen at her swayam - vara by Indumati , daughter of the Rāja of Vidarbha , and was the father of Dasaratha and IO ...
Page 38
... Solar race , and was born in the Treta - yuga , or second age , for the purpose of destroying the demon Ravana . 6 8. Krishna . The black or dark coloured . ' This is the most popular of all the later deities , and has obtained such pre ...
... Solar race , and was born in the Treta - yuga , or second age , for the purpose of destroying the demon Ravana . 6 8. Krishna . The black or dark coloured . ' This is the most popular of all the later deities , and has obtained such pre ...
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... Solar race , and afterwards the capital of It is one of the seven sacred cities . The exact site has not been discovered . AYUR - VEDA . ' The Veda of life . ' A work on medicine , attributed to Dhanwantari , and sometimes regarded as a ...
... Solar race , and afterwards the capital of It is one of the seven sacred cities . The exact site has not been discovered . AYUR - VEDA . ' The Veda of life . ' A work on medicine , attributed to Dhanwantari , and sometimes regarded as a ...
Page 79
... Solar race . He rescued his bride Su - manā from his rivals , and one of them , named Vapushmat , subsequently killed Marutta , who had retired into the woods after relinquishing his crown to his son . Dama in retaliation . killed ...
... Solar race . He rescued his bride Su - manā from his rivals , and one of them , named Vapushmat , subsequently killed Marutta , who had retired into the woods after relinquishing his crown to his son . Dama in retaliation . killed ...
Page 83
... Solar race , son of Aja , a de- scendant of Ikshwaku , and king of Ayodhya . He had three wives , but being childless , he performed the sacrifice of a horse , and , according to the Rāmāyana , the chief queen , Kausalyā , remained in ...
... Solar race , son of Aja , a de- scendant of Ikshwaku , and king of Ayodhya . He had three wives , but being childless , he performed the sacrifice of a horse , and , according to the Rāmāyana , the chief queen , Kausalyā , remained in ...
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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