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... BROTHERS OF PURITY . TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDUSTANI . " It has been the translator's object to adhere as closely as possible to the original text , while rendering the English smooth and intelligible to the reader , and in this design ...
... BROTHERS OF PURITY . TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDUSTANI . " It has been the translator's object to adhere as closely as possible to the original text , while rendering the English smooth and intelligible to the reader , and in this design ...
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... " His power over them is illustrated by a legend which represents him as eating up a Rakshasa named Vātāpi who assumed the form of a ram , and as destroying by a flash of his eye the 6 AGHASURA — AGNI . Rakshasa's brother , Ilvala ,
... " His power over them is illustrated by a legend which represents him as eating up a Rakshasa named Vātāpi who assumed the form of a ram , and as destroying by a flash of his eye the 6 AGHASURA — AGNI . Rakshasa's brother , Ilvala ,
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John Dowson. 6 AGHASURA — AGNI . Rakshasa's brother , Ilvala , who attempted to avenge him . ( See Vātāpi . ) Rāma in his exile wandered to the hermitage of Agastya with Sītā and Lakshmana . The sage received him with the greatest ...
John Dowson. 6 AGHASURA — AGNI . Rakshasa's brother , Ilvala , who attempted to avenge him . ( See Vātāpi . ) Rāma in his exile wandered to the hermitage of Agastya with Sītā and Lakshmana . The sage received him with the greatest ...
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... brother Vrishni , is the ancestor of the celebrated family of Andhaka - Vrishnis . 3. The name was borne by many others of less note . ANDHRA , ANDHRA . Name of a country and people in the south of India , the country of Telingana . It ...
... brother Vrishni , is the ancestor of the celebrated family of Andhaka - Vrishnis . 3. The name was borne by many others of less note . ANDHRA , ANDHRA . Name of a country and people in the south of India , the country of Telingana . It ...
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... brothers . He was taught the use of arms by Drona , and was his favourite pupil . By his skill in arms he won Draupadi at her Swayam- vara . For an involuntary transgression he imposed upon him- self twelve years ' exile from his family ...
... brothers . He was taught the use of arms by Drona , and was his favourite pupil . By his skill in arms he won Draupadi at her Swayam- vara . For an involuntary transgression he imposed upon him- self twelve years ' exile from his family ...
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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