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... caste , the establish- ment of the four great castes , and the rise of a number of mixed castes from cross intercourse of these four . In a hymn called Purusha - sukta , one of the latest hymns of the Rig - veda , there is a distinct ...
... caste , the establish- ment of the four great castes , and the rise of a number of mixed castes from cross intercourse of these four . In a hymn called Purusha - sukta , one of the latest hymns of the Rig - veda , there is a distinct ...
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... castes , orders , or religion . There are many books of rules which have this word for the first member of their titles , as Āchāra- chandrikā , ' moonlight of customs , ' on the customs of the Sūdras ; Āchārādarsa , ' looking - glass ...
... castes , orders , or religion . There are many books of rules which have this word for the first member of their titles , as Āchāra- chandrikā , ' moonlight of customs , ' on the customs of the Sūdras ; Āchārādarsa , ' looking - glass ...
Page 38
... caste , and deny the existence of the gods , and thus to effect their own destruction . ro . Kalki or Kalkin . ' The white horse . ' This incarnation of Vishnu is to appear at the end of the Kali or Iron Age , seated on a white horse ...
... caste , and deny the existence of the gods , and thus to effect their own destruction . ro . Kalki or Kalkin . ' The white horse . ' This incarnation of Vishnu is to appear at the end of the Kali or Iron Age , seated on a white horse ...
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... caste above all other obligations , including those of friendship and kindred . " So Arjuna is told to do his duty as a soldier without heeding the slaughter of friends . " In the second division of the poem the Pantheistic doctrines of ...
... caste above all other obligations , including those of friendship and kindred . " So Arjuna is told to do his duty as a soldier without heeding the slaughter of friends . " In the second division of the poem the Pantheistic doctrines of ...
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... castes ; the sacerdotal class , the members of which may be , but are not necessarily , priests . A Brahman is the chief of all created beings ; his per- son is inviolate ; he is entitled to all honour , and enjoys many rights and ...
... castes ; the sacerdotal class , the members of which may be , but are not necessarily , priests . A Brahman is the chief of all created beings ; his per- son is inviolate ; he is entitled to all honour , and enjoys many rights and ...
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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