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... mountains to prostrate themselves before him , through which they lost their primeval altitude ; or rather , perhaps , the fable has been invented to account for his name . This miracle has obtained for him the epithet Vindhya - kūta ...
... mountains to prostrate themselves before him , through which they lost their primeval altitude ; or rather , perhaps , the fable has been invented to account for his name . This miracle has obtained for him the epithet Vindhya - kūta ...
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... mountain cavern : but Krishna rescued them . AGNAYI . Wife of Agni . She is seldom alluded to in the Veda and is not of any importance . AGNEYA . Son of Agni , a name of Karttikeya or Mars ; also an appellation of the Muni Agastya and ...
... mountain cavern : but Krishna rescued them . AGNAYI . Wife of Agni . She is seldom alluded to in the Veda and is not of any importance . AGNEYA . Son of Agni , a name of Karttikeya or Mars ; also an appellation of the Muni Agastya and ...
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... mountain , for a churning stick , and Vasuki , The serpent , for a rope ; together churn The ocean to produce the beverage— Source of all strength and immortality— Then reckon on my aid ; I will take care Your foes shall share your toil ...
... mountain , for a churning stick , and Vasuki , The serpent , for a rope ; together churn The ocean to produce the beverage— Source of all strength and immortality— Then reckon on my aid ; I will take care Your foes shall share your toil ...
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... mountain . ARBUDA . ' A serpent . ' Name of an Asura slain by Indra . ARDHA - NĀRI . ' Half - woman . ' A form in which Siva is represented as half - male and half - female , typifying the male and female energies . There are several ...
... mountain . ARBUDA . ' A serpent . ' Name of an Asura slain by Indra . ARDHA - NĀRI . ' Half - woman . ' A form in which Siva is represented as half - male and half - female , typifying the male and female energies . There are several ...
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... mountain Mandara . The gods and demons twisted the great serpent Vasuki round the moun- tain , and , dividing into two parties , each took an end of the snake as a rope , and thus churned the sea until they recovered the desired objects ...
... mountain Mandara . The gods and demons twisted the great serpent Vasuki round the moun- tain , and , dividing into two parties , each took an end of the snake as a rope , and thus churned the sea until they recovered the desired objects ...
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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