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ADITYA In the early Vedic times the Adityas were six, or more frequently seven,
celestial deities, of whom Varuna was chief, consequently he was the Aditya.
They were sons of Aditi, who had eight sons, but she approached the. gods with
4 ...
ADITYA In the early Vedic times the Adityas were six, or more frequently seven,
celestial deities, of whom Varuna was chief, consequently he was the Aditya.
They were sons of Aditi, who had eight sons, but she approached the. gods with
4 ...
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They are neither sun, nor moon, nor stars, nor dawn, but the eternal sustainers of
this luminous life, which exists, as it were, behind all these phenomena." The
names of the six Adityas are Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, Varuna, Daksha, and Ansa.
They are neither sun, nor moon, nor stars, nor dawn, but the eternal sustainers of
this luminous life, which exists, as it were, behind all these phenomena." The
names of the six Adityas are Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, Varuna, Daksha, and Ansa.
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The Hari-vansa, however, mentions it as "a country conquered by Parasu-rama
from the ocean," and upon this the translator Langlois observes : " Tradition
records that Parasu-rama besought Varuna, god of the sea, to grant him a land
which ...
The Hari-vansa, however, mentions it as "a country conquered by Parasu-rama
from the ocean," and upon this the translator Langlois observes : " Tradition
records that Parasu-rama besought Varuna, god of the sea, to grant him a land
which ...
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Indra, Varuna, Yama, and Kuvera came to him, and also presented him with their
own peculiar weapons. Indra, his father, carried him in his car to his heaven and
to his capital AmaravatI, where Arjuna spent some years in the practice of arms.
Indra, Varuna, Yama, and Kuvera came to him, and also presented him with their
own peculiar weapons. Indra, his father, carried him in his car to his heaven and
to his capital AmaravatI, where Arjuna spent some years in the practice of arms.
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The sage then declared himself to be a son of Varuna, god of the waters, who
had sent him to obtain Brahmans for officiating at a sacrifice by overpowering
them in argument and throwing them into the water. When all was explained and
set ...
The sage then declared himself to be a son of Varuna, god of the waters, who
had sent him to obtain Brahmans for officiating at a sacrifice by overpowering
them in argument and throwing them into the water. When all was explained and
set ...
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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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