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... king of Vidarbha . There the child grew up as a daughter of the king , and was demanded in marriage by Agastya . Much against his will the king was constrained to consent , and she became the wife of the sage . She was named Lopa ...
... king of Vidarbha . There the child grew up as a daughter of the king , and was demanded in marriage by Agastya . Much against his will the king was constrained to consent , and she became the wife of the sage . She was named Lopa ...
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... 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 , and Bhishma sent her to him , but the Rāja rejected her ...
... 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 , and Bhishma sent her to him , but the Rāja rejected her ...
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... kings that reigned in Magadha somewhere about the beginning of the Christian era . The name seems to indicate that its ... king of Kish- kindhya . He was protected by Rama and fought on his side against Ravana . 16 ANGIRAS - ANGIRASAS ...
... kings that reigned in Magadha somewhere about the beginning of the Christian era . The name seems to indicate that its ... king of Kish- kindhya . He was protected by Rama and fought on his side against Ravana . 16 ANGIRAS - ANGIRASAS ...
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... king are mentioned in the Puranas as two tribes of Angirasas who were Brahmans as well as Kshatriyas . The hymns of ... king's sixty thousand sons , who had been killed by the fire of the wrath of Kapila . B 1 18 ANTAKA - APARNĂ . ANTAKA ...
... king are mentioned in the Puranas as two tribes of Angirasas who were Brahmans as well as Kshatriyas . The hymns of ... king's sixty thousand sons , who had been killed by the fire of the wrath of Kapila . B 1 18 ANTAKA - APARNĂ . ANTAKA ...
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... king of Manipura , by whom he had a son named Babhru - vahana . He visited Krishna at Dwarakā , and there he married ... king's enemies , the king of Trigarta and the Kaurava princes , many of whose leading warriors he vanquished in ...
... king of Manipura , by whom he had a son named Babhru - vahana . He visited Krishna at Dwarakā , and there he married ... king's enemies , the king of Trigarta and the Kaurava princes , many of whose leading warriors he vanquished in ...
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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