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... demon of drought but Ahi and Vritra are sometimes " ' distinct , and mean , most probably , differently formed clouds . " - Wilson . AHI - CHHATRA , AHI - KSHETRA . A city mentioned in the Maha - bhārata as lying north of the Ganges ...
... demon of drought but Ahi and Vritra are sometimes " ' distinct , and mean , most probably , differently formed clouds . " - Wilson . AHI - CHHATRA , AHI - KSHETRA . A city mentioned in the Maha - bhārata as lying north of the Ganges ...
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... demons , the legend of which is told with some variations in the Rāmāyana , the Mahā - bhārata , and the Puranas . The gods , feeling their weakness , having been worsted by the demons , and being , according to one authority , under ...
... demons , the legend of which is told with some variations in the Rāmāyana , the Mahā - bhārata , and the Puranas . The gods , feeling their weakness , having been worsted by the demons , and being , according to one authority , under ...
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... demons , We fly to thee for succour , soul of all ; Pity , and by thy might deliver us ! ' Hari , the lord , creator of the world , Thus by the gods implored , all graciously Replied Your strength shall be restored , ye gods ; Only ...
... demons , We fly to thee for succour , soul of all ; Pity , and by thy might deliver us ! ' Hari , the lord , creator of the world , Thus by the gods implored , all graciously Replied Your strength shall be restored , ye gods ; Only ...
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... demons . Then had the demons forcibly borne off The cup , and drained the precious beverage , Had not the mighty Vishnu interposed . Bewildering them , he gave it to the gods ; Whereat , incensed , the demon troops assailed ' The host ...
... demons . Then had the demons forcibly borne off The cup , and drained the precious beverage , Had not the mighty Vishnu interposed . Bewildering them , he gave it to the gods ; Whereat , incensed , the demon troops assailed ' The host ...
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... demon , son of Kasyapa and Diti , with a thousand arms and heads , two thousand eyes and feet , and called Andhaka because he walked like a blind man , although he saw very well . He was slain by Siva when he attempted to carry off the ...
... demon , son of Kasyapa and Diti , with a thousand arms and heads , two thousand eyes and feet , and called Andhaka because he walked like a blind man , although he saw very well . He was slain by Siva when he attempted to carry off the ...
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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