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... head - piece , and carrying a flaming javelin . He has four hands , and is borne in a chariot drawn by red horses , and the seven winds are the wheels of his car . He is accompanied by a ram , and sometimes he is represented riding on ...
... head - piece , and carrying a flaming javelin . He has four hands , and is borne in a chariot drawn by red horses , and the seven winds are the wheels of his car . He is accompanied by a ram , and sometimes he is represented riding on ...
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... head . ALAMBUSHA . A great Rakshasa worsted by Satyaki in the great war of the Mahā - bhārata , and finally killed by Ghatot- kacha . He is said to be a son of Rishyasringa . ALAYUDHA . A Rakshasa killed after a fierce combat by ...
... head . ALAMBUSHA . A great Rakshasa worsted by Satyaki in the great war of the Mahā - bhārata , and finally killed by Ghatot- kacha . He is said to be a son of Rishyasringa . ALAYUDHA . A Rakshasa killed after a fierce combat by ...
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... heads , two thousand eyes and feet , and called Andhaka because he walked like a blind man , although he saw He was slain by Siva when he attempted to carry very well . off the Pārijāta tree from Swarga . From this feat Siva obtained ...
... heads , two thousand eyes and feet , and called Andhaka because he walked like a blind man , although he saw He was slain by Siva when he attempted to carry very well . off the Pārijāta tree from Swarga . From this feat Siva obtained ...
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... heads descended from Kadru . ANJANĀ . Mother of Hanumat by Vayu , god of the wind . ANNA - PURNA . ' Full of food . ' A form of Durgā , worshipped for her power of giving food Cf. the Roman Anna Perenna . ANSUMAT , ANSUMAN . Son of ...
... heads descended from Kadru . ANJANĀ . Mother of Hanumat by Vayu , god of the wind . ANNA - PURNA . ' Full of food . ' A form of Durgā , worshipped for her power of giving food Cf. the Roman Anna Perenna . ANSUMAT , ANSUMAN . Son of ...
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... head as an amulet . When the horse intended for Yudhi - shthira's Aswa - medha sac- rifice was let loose , Arjuna , with his army , followed it through many cities and countries , and fought with many Rājas . He entered the country of ...
... head as an amulet . When the horse intended for Yudhi - shthira's Aswa - medha sac- rifice was let loose , Arjuna , with his army , followed it through many cities and countries , and fought with many Rājas . He entered the country of ...
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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