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... gave personali- ties , which they invested with poetical clothing and attributes . Thus observant of nature in its various changes and operations , alive to its influences upon themselves , and perceptive of its beauties , they formed ...
... gave personali- ties , which they invested with poetical clothing and attributes . Thus observant of nature in its various changes and operations , alive to its influences upon themselves , and perceptive of its beauties , they formed ...
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... gave them birth were no longer remem- bered and understood . The priestly order had advanced in power , and had taken a more prominent and important position , but the Kshatriya or second class held a high place , and asserted something ...
... gave them birth were no longer remem- bered and understood . The priestly order had advanced in power , and had taken a more prominent and important position , but the Kshatriya or second class held a high place , and asserted something ...
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... gave to Aditi , and several of the Puranas tell a story of these ear - rings being stolen and carried off to the city of Prag - jyotisha by the Asura king Naraka , from whence they were brought back and restored to her by Krishna ...
... gave to Aditi , and several of the Puranas tell a story of these ear - rings being stolen and carried off to the city of Prag - jyotisha by the Asura king Naraka , from whence they were brought back and restored to her by Krishna ...
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... gave him the bow of Vishnu ; and when Rama was restored to his kingdom , the sage accompanied him to Ayodhya . The name of Agastya holds a great place also in Tamil litera- ture , and he is " venerated in the south as the first teacher ...
... gave him the bow of Vishnu ; and when Rama was restored to his kingdom , the sage accompanied him to Ayodhya . The name of Agastya holds a great place also in Tamil litera- ture , and he is " venerated in the south as the first teacher ...
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... gave her to Gautama . She was seduced by Indra , who had to suffer for his adultery . One version of the Ramayana represents her as knowing the god and being flattered by his condescension ; but another ver- sion states that the god ...
... gave her to Gautama . She was seduced by Indra , who had to suffer for his adultery . One version of the Ramayana represents her as knowing the god and being flattered by his condescension ; but another ver- sion states that the god ...
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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