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... mother of Vishnu , in his dwarf incarnation ( wherefore he is sometimes called Aditya ) , and also of Indra , and she is called " the mother of the gods " and " the mother of the world . " Indra acknowledged her as mother , and Vishnu ...
... mother of Vishnu , in his dwarf incarnation ( wherefore he is sometimes called Aditya ) , and also of Indra , and she is called " the mother of the gods " and " the mother of the world . " Indra acknowledged her as mother , and Vishnu ...
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... Mother . ' 1. A name of Durgā . 2. The eldest daughter of a king of Kasi . She and her sisters Ambika and Ambālika were carried off by Bhishma to be the wives of Vichitra- virya . Ambā had been previously betrothed to a Raja of Salwa ...
... Mother . ' 1. A name of Durgā . 2. The eldest daughter of a king of Kasi . She and her sisters Ambika and Ambālika were carried off by Bhishma to be the wives of Vichitra- virya . Ambā had been previously betrothed to a Raja of Salwa ...
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... Mother of Hanumat by Vayu , god of the wind . ANNA - PURNA . Full of food . ' A form of Durgā , worshipped for her power of giving food Cf. the Roman Anna Perenna . ANSUMAT , ANSUMAN . Son of Asamanjas and grandson of Sagara . He ...
... Mother of Hanumat by Vayu , god of the wind . ANNA - PURNA . Full of food . ' A form of Durgā , worshipped for her power of giving food Cf. the Roman Anna Perenna . ANSUMAT , ANSUMAN . Son of Asamanjas and grandson of Sagara . He ...
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... mother that she cried out in deprecation , ' U - ma , ' ' Oh , don't . ' Aparna thus became the beautiful Uma , the wife of Siva . ĀPASTAMBA . An ancient writer on ritual and law , author of Sutras connected with the Black Yajur - veda ...
... mother that she cried out in deprecation , ' U - ma , ' ' Oh , don't . ' Aparna thus became the beautiful Uma , the wife of Siva . ĀPASTAMBA . An ancient writer on ritual and law , author of Sutras connected with the Black Yajur - veda ...
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... mother , with his celestial weapon Brahmastra , by which he incurred the curse of Krishna , who restored Parikshit to life . On the next morning he and his comrades fled , but Draupadi clamoured for revenge upon the murderer of her ...
... mother , with his celestial weapon Brahmastra , by which he incurred the curse of Krishna , who restored Parikshit to life . On the next morning he and his comrades fled , but Draupadi clamoured for revenge upon the murderer 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