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... gods in his turn contends with and subdues the other ; now this , now that , receives the homage of his rival , and each in turn is lauded and honoured as the chief and greatest of gods . The Avataras or incarnations of Vishnu assume a ...
... gods in his turn contends with and subdues the other ; now this , now that , receives the homage of his rival , and each in turn is lauded and honoured as the chief and greatest of gods . The Avataras or incarnations of Vishnu assume a ...
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... gods , they may have been born from each other , have derived their substance from one another . " " Eight sons were born from the body of Aditi ; she approached the gods with seven but cast away the eighth , Mārttānda ( the sun ) ...
... gods , they may have been born from each other , have derived their substance from one another . " " Eight sons were born from the body of Aditi ; she approached the gods with seven but cast away the eighth , Mārttānda ( the sun ) ...
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... gods who bear in common the name of Ādityas . We must , however , if we would discover their earliest character , abandon the conceptions which in a later age , and even in that of the heroic poems , were entertained regarding these ...
... gods who bear in common the name of Ādityas . We must , however , if we would discover their earliest character , abandon the conceptions which in a later age , and even in that of the heroic poems , were entertained regarding these ...
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... gods are called upon to destroy the Kravyāds ' the flesh - eaters , ' or Rakshas enemies of the gods . Agni himself is also a Kravyad , and as such he takes an entirely different character . He is represented under a form as hideous as ...
... gods are called upon to destroy the Kravyāds ' the flesh - eaters , ' or Rakshas enemies of the gods . Agni himself is also a Kravyad , and as such he takes an entirely different character . He is represented under a form as hideous as ...
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... gods , who when living upon earth did not maintain their domestic fires or offer burnt - sacrifices . According to ... god and being flattered by his condescension ; but another ver- sion states that the god assumed the form of her ...
... gods , who when living upon earth did not maintain their domestic fires or offer burnt - sacrifices . According to ... god and being flattered by his condescension ; but another ver- sion states that the god assumed the form of her ...
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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