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... according to some he was king of Anga , and according to others . the charioteer of King Dhritarashtra ; perhaps he was both . ADHWARYU . A priest whose business it is to recite the prayers of the Yajurveda . ADHYĀTMAN . verse . The ...
... according to some he was king of Anga , and according to others . the charioteer of King Dhritarashtra ; perhaps he was both . ADHWARYU . A priest whose business it is to recite the prayers of the Yajurveda . ADHYĀTMAN . verse . The ...
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... according to M. Müller , " the visible infinite , visible by the naked eye ; the endless expanse beyond the earth , beyond the clouds , beyond the sky . " In the Rig - veda she is frequently implored " for blessings on children and ...
... according to M. Müller , " the visible infinite , visible by the naked eye ; the endless expanse beyond the earth , beyond the clouds , beyond the sky . " In the Rig - veda she is frequently implored " for blessings on children and ...
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... according to which he drank up the ocean because it had offended him , and because he wished to help the gods in their wars with the Daityas when the latter had hidden themselves in the waters . He was afterwards made regent of the star ...
... according to which he drank up the ocean because it had offended him , and because he wished to help the gods in their wars with the Daityas when the latter had hidden themselves in the waters . He was afterwards made regent of the star ...
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... according to the rules of Pingala and Panini . Its motley contents " exclude it from any legitimate claims to be regarded as a Purāna , and prove that its origin cannot be very remote . " The text of this Purana is now in course of ...
... according to the rules of Pingala and Panini . Its motley contents " exclude it from any legitimate claims to be regarded as a Purāna , and prove that its origin cannot be very remote . " The text of this Purana is now in course of ...
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... according to one authority , under the ban of a holy sage , repaired to Vishnu , beseeching him for renewed vigour and the gift of immortality . He directed them to churn the ocean for the Amrita and other precious things which had been ...
... according to one authority , under the ban of a holy sage , repaired to Vishnu , beseeching him for renewed vigour and the gift of immortality . He directed them to churn the ocean for the Amrita and other precious things which had been ...
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According Aditi Adityas Agastya Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatāra Bala-rāma became Bhāgavata Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahman Brihaspati brother called celebrated character chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended Dhrita-rashtra divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana Durgā Dwārakā earth father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns incarnation India Indra Kāma Kāsī Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Lunar race Mahā-bhārata Manu married Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean Pandavas Pandu Parasu-rāma personified Pitris poem Prajapati priest princes Rāja Rakshasa Rāma Rāmāyana Rāvana represented Rig-veda Rishi river Rudra sacrifice sage Sanhita Sanskrit Satapatha Brahmana says serpent seven Sītā Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purāna Viswamitra wife worship Yadavas Yama Yudhi-shthira