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... called Sūras , with whom they are generally associated , and have called them Surabhiras . Their modern representatives are the Ahīrs , and perhaps there is something more than identity of locality in their association with the Sudras ...
... called Sūras , with whom they are generally associated , and have called them Surabhiras . Their modern representatives are the Ahīrs , and perhaps there is something more than identity of locality in their association with the Sudras ...
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... called the son of Aditi . In the Vishnu Purana she is said to be the daughter of Daksha and wife of Kasyapa , by whom she was mother of Vishnu , in his dwarf incarnation ( wherefore he is sometimes called Aditya ) , and also of Indra ...
... called the son of Aditi . In the Vishnu Purana she is said to be the daughter of Daksha and wife of Kasyapa , by whom she was mother of Vishnu , in his dwarf incarnation ( wherefore he is sometimes called Aditya ) , and also of Indra ...
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... called Kalasi - suta , Kumbha - sambhava , and Ghatodbhava . From his parentage he was called Maitra - varuni and Aurvasiya ; and as he was very small when he was born , not more than a span in length , he was called Māna . Though he is ...
... called Kalasi - suta , Kumbha - sambhava , and Ghatodbhava . From his parentage he was called Maitra - varuni and Aurvasiya ; and as he was very small when he was born , not more than a span in length , he was called Māna . Though he is ...
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... called Pura - jyotis . In a celebrated hymn of the Rig - veda attributed to 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 ...
... called Pura - jyotis . In a celebrated hymn of the Rig - veda attributed to 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 ...
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... called Vasu - dhārā , Vasu - sthali , and Prabhā . ALAKA - NANDĀ . One of the four branches of the river Ganga , which flows south to the country of Bhārata . This is said by the Vaishnavas to be the terrestrial Gangā which Siva ...
... called Vasu - dhārā , Vasu - sthali , and Prabhā . ALAKA - NANDĀ . One of the four branches of the river Ganga , which flows south to the country of Bhārata . This is said by the Vaishnavas to be the terrestrial Gangā which Siva ...
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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