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... Arjuna proceeded on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas to propitiate the gods , and to obtain from them celestial weapons for use in the contemplated war against the Kauravas . There he fought with Siva , who appeared in the guise of a ...
... Arjuna proceeded on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas to propitiate the gods , and to obtain from them celestial weapons for use in the contemplated war against the Kauravas . There he fought with Siva , who appeared in the guise of a ...
Page 23
... Arjuna the opportunity of killing him . After the defeat of the Kauravas , Aswatthaman , son of Drona , and two others , who were the sole survivors , made a night attack on the camp of the Pandavas , and murdered their children . Arjuna ...
... Arjuna the opportunity of killing him . After the defeat of the Kauravas , Aswatthaman , son of Drona , and two others , who were the sole survivors , made a night attack on the camp of the Pandavas , and murdered their children . Arjuna ...
Page 29
... Arjuna , and Krishna then went in pursuit of him . Arjuna and Krishna overtook him , and compelled him to give up the jewel . They carried it to Draupadi , and she gave it to Yudhi - shthira , who afterwards wore it on his head . ASWINS ...
... Arjuna , and Krishna then went in pursuit of him . Arjuna and Krishna overtook him , and compelled him to give up the jewel . They carried it to Draupadi , and she gave it to Yudhi - shthira , who afterwards wore it on his head . ASWINS ...
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... Arjuna by his wife Chitran- gadā . He was adopted as the son of his maternal grandfather , and reigned at Manipura as his successor . He dwelt there in a palace of great splendour , surrounded with wealth and signs of power . When Arjuna ...
... Arjuna by his wife Chitran- gadā . He was adopted as the son of his maternal grandfather , and reigned at Manipura as his successor . He dwelt there in a palace of great splendour , surrounded with wealth and signs of power . When Arjuna ...
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... Arjuna his philosophical doctrines . The author of the work is unknown , but he " was probably a Brahman , and ... Arjuna's charioteer . When the opposing hosts were drawn up in array against each other , Arjuna , touched with ...
... Arjuna his philosophical doctrines . The author of the work is unknown , but he " was probably a Brahman , and ... Arjuna's charioteer . When the opposing hosts were drawn up in array against each other , Arjuna , touched with ...
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According Aditi Adityas Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatara Bala-rāma became Bhagavata Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahman Brihaspati brother called celebrated chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended Devi Dhrita-rashtra divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana earth edited father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns incarnation India Indra Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Lunar race Maha-bharata Manu Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean Pandavas Pandu Parasu-rāma personified Pitris poem Post 8vo Prajapati priest princes Raja Rakshasa Rāma Rama's Rāmāyana Ravana represented Rig-veda Rishi river Rudra sacrifice sage Sanhita Sanskrit Saraswati Satapatha Brahmana says serpent seven Sītā Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story Sutras told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purana Viswamitra Vyasa wife worship Yadavas Yama Yudhi-shthira