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A priest whose business it is to recite the prayers of the Yajur-veda. ADHYATMAX
The supreme spirit, the soul of the universe. ADHYATMA RAMAYAffA A very
popular work, which is considered to be a part of the Brahmanrfa Purana.
A priest whose business it is to recite the prayers of the Yajur-veda. ADHYATMAX
The supreme spirit, the soul of the universe. ADHYATMA RAMAYAffA A very
popular work, which is considered to be a part of the Brahmanrfa Purana.
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An Asura priest. See Kilatakuli. AKtJPARA A tortoise or turtle. The tortoise on
which the earth rests. AKUTL A daughter of Manu Swayambhuva and Sata-rupa,
whom he gave to the patriarch Ruchi. She bore twins, Yajna and Dakshinii, who ...
An Asura priest. See Kilatakuli. AKtJPARA A tortoise or turtle. The tortoise on
which the earth rests. AKUTL A daughter of Manu Swayambhuva and Sata-rupa,
whom he gave to the patriarch Ruchi. She bore twins, Yajna and Dakshinii, who ...
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He was also called " the priest of the gods," and "the lord of sacrifice." There is
much ambiguity about the name. It comes from the same root as agni, ' fire,' and
resembles that word in sound. This may be the reason why the name Angiras is ...
He was also called " the priest of the gods," and "the lord of sacrifice." There is
much ambiguity about the name. It comes from the same root as agni, ' fire,' and
resembles that word in sound. This may be the reason why the name Angiras is ...
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He is said to have maintained in his palace 64,000 Buddhist priests, and to have
erected 84,000 columns (or topes) throughout India. A great convocation of
Buddhist priests was held in the eighteenth year of his reign, which was followed
by ...
He is said to have maintained in his palace 64,000 Buddhist priests, and to have
erected 84,000 columns (or topes) throughout India. A great convocation of
Buddhist priests was held in the eighteenth year of his reign, which was followed
by ...
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Name of a priest mentioned in the Rig- veda, where he is represented as having "
drawn forth " fire and to have " offered sacrifice in early times." He is
mythologically represented as the eldest son of Brahma, to whom that god
revealed the ...
Name of a priest mentioned in the Rig- veda, where he is represented as having "
drawn forth " fire and to have " offered sacrifice in early times." He is
mythologically represented as the eldest son of Brahma, to whom that god
revealed the ...
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According Aditi Adityas Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatara Bala-rama became Bhagavata Purana Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahma brother called celebrated chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana Durga Dwaraka earth edited father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns i?ig-veda i?ishis incarnation India Indra Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Mahabharata Manu married Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean origin Panrfavas Parasu-rama personified Pitris poem Post 8vo Prajapati priest princes Raja Rakshasa Rama Rama's Ramayana Ravana represented river Rudra sacrifice Sagara sage Sanhita Sanskrit Satapatha says serpent seven Sita Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story Sutras told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasish/ha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purana Viswamitra Vyasa wife worship Yajnawalkya Yajur-veda Yama Yudhi-sh/hira
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| Title | A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature Volume 6 of Trübner's oriental series |
| Author | John Dowson |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1879 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 411 pages |
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