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Page 4
... Vasishtha are said in the Rig - veda to be the offspring of Mitra and Varuna , whose seed fell from them at the sight of Urvasi ; and the commentator Sayana adds that Agastya was born in a water - jar as " a fish of great lustre ...
... Vasishtha are said in the Rig - veda to be the offspring of Mitra and Varuna , whose seed fell from them at the sight of Urvasi ; and the commentator Sayana adds that Agastya was born in a water - jar as " a fish of great lustre ...
Page 7
... Vasishtha , Indra and other gods are called upon to destroy the Kravyāds ' the flesh - eaters , ' or Rakshas enemies of the gods . Agni himself is also a Kravyād , and as such he takes an entirely different character . He is represented ...
... Vasishtha , Indra and other gods are called upon to destroy the Kravyāds ' the flesh - eaters , ' or Rakshas enemies of the gods . Agni himself is also a Kravyād , and as such he takes an entirely different character . He is represented ...
Page 8
... Vasishtha , for the purpose of instructing him in the twofold knowledge of Brahma . Its contents are variously specified as " sixteen thousand , fifteen thousand , and fourteen thousand stanzas . " This work is devoted to the ...
... Vasishtha , for the purpose of instructing him in the twofold knowledge of Brahma . Its contents are variously specified as " sixteen thousand , fifteen thousand , and fourteen thousand stanzas . " This work is devoted to the ...
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... Vasishtha . The name of Ãpava is of late intro- duction and has been vaguely used . Wilson says : " According to the commentator , the first stage was the creation of Āpava or Vasishtha or Virāj by Vishnu , through the agency of Brahmā ...
... Vasishtha . The name of Ãpava is of late intro- duction and has been vaguely used . Wilson says : " According to the commentator , the first stage was the creation of Āpava or Vasishtha or Virāj by Vishnu , through the agency of Brahmā ...
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... Vasishtha , and a model of conjugal excellence . ARUSHA , ARUSHI . ' Red . ' ' A red horse . ' In the Rig- veda the red horses or mares of the sun or of fire . The rising sun . ARVAN , ARVA . A horse . ' ' A horse . ' One of the horses ...
... Vasishtha , and a model of conjugal excellence . ARUSHA , ARUSHI . ' Red . ' ' A red horse . ' In the Rig- veda the red horses or mares of the sun or of fire . The rising sun . ARVAN , ARVA . A horse . ' ' A horse . ' One of the horses ...
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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