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... daughter , and by her he was the father of the human race . The explana- tions and details of this connection vary , but there is a general accord that the Prajapati was the progenitor of all mankind by a female produced from himself ...
... daughter , and by her he was the father of the human race . The explana- tions and details of this connection vary , but there is a general accord that the Prajapati was the progenitor of all mankind by a female produced from himself ...
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... daughter of Daksha . On this statement Yāska remarks in the Nirukta : - " How can this be possible ? They may have had the same origin ; or , according to the nature of the gods , they may have been born from each other , have derived ...
... daughter of Daksha . On this statement Yāska remarks in the Nirukta : - " How can this be possible ? They may have had the same origin ; or , according to the nature of the gods , they may have been born from each other , have derived ...
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... daughter of the king , and was demanded in marriage by Agastya . Much against his will the king was constrained to consent , and she became the wife of the sage . She was named Lopa - mudra , because the animals had been subjected to ...
... daughter of the king , and was demanded in marriage by Agastya . Much against his will the king was constrained to consent , and she became the wife of the sage . She was named Lopa - mudra , because the animals had been subjected to ...
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... daughter of Manu Swayambhuva and Sata - rupā , whom he gave to the patriarch Ruchi . She bore twins , Yajna and Dakshina , who became husband and wife and had twelve sons , the deities called Yāmas . ALAKĀ . The capital of Kuvera and ...
... daughter of Manu Swayambhuva and Sata - rupā , whom he gave to the patriarch Ruchi . She bore twins , Yajna and Dakshina , who became husband and wife and had twelve sons , the deities called Yāmas . ALAKĀ . The capital of Kuvera and ...
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... daughter of Kardama ; and Swadha oblation , ' and Satī , ' truth , ' two other daughters of Daksha . His daughters were the Richas or Vaidik hymns , and his sons were the Manes called Havishmats . But he had other sons and daughters ...
... daughter of Kardama ; and Swadha oblation , ' and Satī , ' truth , ' two other daughters of Daksha . His daughters were the Richas or Vaidik hymns , and his sons were the Manes called Havishmats . But he had other sons and daughters ...
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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