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... - Goldstücker . In the Satapatha Brahmana they and the Adityas are said to have descended from Prajapati , and that " they strove together for the priority in ascending to heaven . " ANGIRASAS - ANSUMAT . 17 Some descendants of Angiras by.
... - Goldstücker . In the Satapatha Brahmana they and the Adityas are said to have descended from Prajapati , and that " they strove together for the priority in ascending to heaven . " ANGIRASAS - ANSUMAT . 17 Some descendants of Angiras by.
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... descended from Kadru . ANJANA . 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 ...
... descended from Kadru . ANJANA . 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 ...
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... descended to his son Parikshit . Arjuna has many appellations : Bibhatsu , Gudā - kesa , Dhananjaya , Jishnu , Kirītin , Pāka - sāsani , Phālguna , Savya - sachin , Sweta - vahana , and Partha . ARJUNA . Son of Krita - virya , king of ...
... descended to his son Parikshit . Arjuna has many appellations : Bibhatsu , Gudā - kesa , Dhananjaya , Jishnu , Kirītin , Pāka - sāsani , Phālguna , Savya - sachin , Sweta - vahana , and Partha . ARJUNA . Son of Krita - virya , king of ...
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... descended from Pulastya . In this sense a different derivation has been found for it : the source is no longer asu , ' breath , ' but the initial a is taken as the negative prefix , and a - sura signifies ' not a god ; ' hence ...
... descended from Pulastya . In this sense a different derivation has been found for it : the source is no longer asu , ' breath , ' but the initial a is taken as the negative prefix , and a - sura signifies ' not a god ; ' hence ...
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... descend to the earth for the purpose of bathing the ashes of Sagara's sons , who had been consumed by the wrath of the sage Kapila . Bhagiratha named the river Sagara , and after leading it over the earth to the sea , he conducted it to ...
... descend to the earth for the purpose of bathing the ashes of Sagara's sons , who had been consumed by the wrath of the sage Kapila . Bhagiratha named the river Sagara , and after leading it over the earth to the sea , he conducted it to ...
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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