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... divine their native semblance , rich With all the gifts of grace , of youth and beauty . A train innumerous followed ; yet thus fair , Nor god nor demon sought their wedded love : Thus Raghava ! they still remain - their charms The ...
... divine their native semblance , rich With all the gifts of grace , of youth and beauty . A train innumerous followed ; yet thus fair , Nor god nor demon sought their wedded love : Thus Raghava ! they still remain - their charms The ...
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... ARJUNA . ' White . ' The name of the third Pandu prince . All the five brothers were of divine paternity , and Arjuna's father was Indra , hence he is called Aindri . A brave warrior , 22 arms . ARJUNA . high - minded , generous.
... ARJUNA . ' White . ' The name of the third Pandu prince . All the five brothers were of divine paternity , and Arjuna's father was Indra , hence he is called Aindri . A brave warrior , 22 arms . ARJUNA . high - minded , generous.
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... divine . ' In the oldest parts of the Rig- veda this term is used for the supreme spirit , and is the same as the Ahura of the Zoroastrians . In the sense of ' god ' it was applied to several of the chief deities , as to Indra , Agni ...
... divine . ' In the oldest parts of the Rig- veda this term is used for the supreme spirit , and is the same as the Ahura of the Zoroastrians . In the sense of ' god ' it was applied to several of the chief deities , as to Indra , Agni ...
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... Divine One . ' A celebrated episode of the Mahā - bhārata , in the form of a metrical dialogue , in which the divine Krishna is the chief speaker , and expounds to Arjuna his philosophical doctrines . The author of the work is unknown ...
... Divine One . ' A celebrated episode of the Mahā - bhārata , in the form of a metrical dialogue , in which the divine Krishna is the chief speaker , and expounds to Arjuna his philosophical doctrines . The author of the work is unknown ...
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... divine essence is incor- poreal , immaterial , invisible , unborn , uncreated , without begin- ning and without end , illimitable , and inappreciable by the sense until the film of mortal blindness is removed . It is all - pervading and ...
... divine essence is incor- poreal , immaterial , invisible , unborn , uncreated , without begin- ning and without end , illimitable , and inappreciable by the sense until the film of mortal blindness is removed . It is all - pervading and ...
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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