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... followed ; yet thus fair , Nor god nor demon sought their wedded love : Thus Raghava ! they still remain - their charms The common treasure of the host of heaven . " — ( Rāmāyana ) WILSON . " " In the Puranas various ganās or classes of ...
... followed ; yet thus fair , Nor god nor demon sought their wedded love : Thus Raghava ! they still remain - their charms The common treasure of the host of heaven . " — ( Rāmāyana ) WILSON . " " In the Puranas various ganās or classes of ...
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... followed it through many cities and countries , and fought with many Rājas . He entered the country of Trigarta , and had to fight his way through . He fought also against Vajradatta , who had a famous elephant , and against the ...
... followed it through many cities and countries , and fought with many Rājas . He entered the country of Trigarta , and had to fight his way through . He fought also against Vajradatta , who had a famous elephant , and against the ...
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... followed the Brahmanical faith , but became a convert to that of Buddha , and a zealous encourager of it . He is said to have maintained in his palace 64,000 Buddhist priests , and to have erected 84,000 columns ( or topes ) throughout ...
... followed the Brahmanical faith , but became a convert to that of Buddha , and a zealous encourager of it . He is said to have maintained in his palace 64,000 Buddhist priests , and to have erected 84,000 columns ( or topes ) throughout ...
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... followed the horse with an army , and when the animal entered a foreign country , the ruler of that country was bound either to fight or to submit . If the liberator of the horse succeeded in obtaining or enforcing the submission of all ...
... followed the horse with an army , and when the animal entered a foreign country , the ruler of that country was bound either to fight or to submit . If the liberator of the horse succeeded in obtaining or enforcing the submission of all ...
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... followed Yudhi - shthira's accession to the throne . Apart from his mythological attributes , the character of Bhima is natural and distinct . A man of burly form , prodigious strength , and great animal courage , with coarse tastes , a ...
... followed Yudhi - shthira's accession to the throne . Apart from his mythological attributes , the character of Bhima is natural and distinct . A man of burly form , prodigious strength , and great animal courage , with coarse tastes , a ...
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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