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... priest whose business it is to recite the prayers of the Yajur - veda . ADHYATMAN . The supreme spirit , the soul of the uni- verse . ADHYATMA RĀMĀYANA . A very popular work , which is considered to be a part of the Brahmanda Purana ...
... priest whose business it is to recite the prayers of the Yajur - veda . ADHYATMAN . The supreme spirit , the soul of the uni- verse . ADHYATMA RĀMĀYANA . A very popular work , which is considered to be a part of the Brahmanda Purana ...
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... priest . See Kilātākuli . AKŪPĀRA . A tortoise or turtle . The tortoise on which the earth rests . AKŪTI . A daughter of Manu Swayambhuva and Sata - rupā , whom he gave to the patriarch Ruchi . She bore twins , Yajna and Dakshina , who ...
... priest . See Kilātākuli . AKŪPĀRA . A tortoise or turtle . The tortoise on which the earth rests . AKŪTI . A daughter of Manu Swayambhuva and Sata - rupā , whom he gave to the patriarch Ruchi . She bore twins , Yajna and Dakshina , who ...
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... 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 used as ...
... 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 used as ...
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... 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 missions to Ceylon and other places . " He reigned ...
... 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 missions to Ceylon and other places . " He reigned ...
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... 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 Brahmā , to whom that god revealed the ...
... 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 Brahmā , to whom that god revealed the ...
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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