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... Vishnu Purana , republished with additional notes by Dr. FitzEdward Hall . I have also levied numerous contributions from the writings of Williams , Max Müller , Roth , Böhthlingk , Lassen , Weber , Whitney , Wollheim da Fonseca , and ...
... Vishnu Purana , republished with additional notes by Dr. FitzEdward Hall . I have also levied numerous contributions from the writings of Williams , Max Müller , Roth , Böhthlingk , Lassen , Weber , Whitney , Wollheim da Fonseca , and ...
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... Vishnu or Krishna . It has been variously interpreted as signifying " he who does not perish with created things , " in the Maha - bharata as " he who is not distinct from final emancipation , " and in the Skanda Purana as " he who ...
... Vishnu or Krishna . It has been variously interpreted as signifying " he who does not perish with created things , " in the Maha - bharata as " he who is not distinct from final emancipation , " and in the Skanda Purana as " he who ...
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John Dowson. ADI - PURANA - ADITYA . 3 ĀDI - PURANA . The first Purana , ' a title generally con- ceded to the Brahma ... Vishnu ; " but in the Maha- bharata and Rāmāyana , as well as in the Purānas , Vishnu is called the son of Aditi ...
John Dowson. ADI - PURANA - ADITYA . 3 ĀDI - PURANA . The first Purana , ' a title generally con- ceded to the Brahma ... Vishnu ; " but in the Maha- bharata and Rāmāyana , as well as in the Purānas , Vishnu is called the son of Aditi ...
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... Vishnu Purana , given by the sage Aurva to his pupil King Sagara , and with it " he conquered the tribes of barbarians who had invaded his patri- monial possessions . " AGNEYA PURANA . See Agni Purāna . AGNL ( Nom . Agnis = Ignis ...
... Vishnu Purana , given by the sage Aurva to his pupil King Sagara , and with it " he conquered the tribes of barbarians who had invaded his patri- monial possessions . " AGNEYA PURANA . See Agni Purāna . AGNL ( Nom . Agnis = Ignis ...
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... Vishnu Purana he is called Abhimānī , and the eldest son of Brahmā . His wife was Swāhā ; by her he had three sons ... Purāna endeavours to discriminate . He is described in the Hari - vansa as clothed in black , having smoke for his ...
... Vishnu Purana he is called Abhimānī , and the eldest son of Brahmā . His wife was Swāhā ; by her he had three sons ... Purāna endeavours to discriminate . He is described in the Hari - vansa as clothed in black , having smoke for his ...
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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