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... Daitya who stole the Veda as it slipped out of the mouth of Brahma while he was sleeping at the end of a kalpa , and ... Daityas . HAYA - SIRAS , HAYA - SĪRSHA . ' Horse - head . ' In the Mahā - bharata it is recorded that the sage Aurva ...
... Daitya who stole the Veda as it slipped out of the mouth of Brahma while he was sleeping at the end of a kalpa , and ... Daityas . HAYA - SIRAS , HAYA - SĪRSHA . ' Horse - head . ' In the Mahā - bharata it is recorded that the sage Aurva ...
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... See Brahma HIRANYKSHA . ' Golden eye . ' A Daitya who dragged the earth to the depths of the ocean . He was twin - brother of Hira- nyakasipu , and was killed by Vishnu in the Boar incarnation . 122 HIRANYA - KASIPU - IDA . HIRANYA - ...
... See Brahma HIRANYKSHA . ' Golden eye . ' A Daitya who dragged the earth to the depths of the ocean . He was twin - brother of Hira- nyakasipu , and was killed by Vishnu in the Boar incarnation . 122 HIRANYA - KASIPU - IDA . HIRANYA - ...
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... Daitya who , ac- cording to the Mahā - bhārata and the Puranas , obtained from Siva the sovereignty of the three ... Daityas . HITOPADESA . Good advice . ' The well - known collection of ethical tales and fables compiled from the larger ...
... Daitya who , ac- cording to the Mahā - bhārata and the Puranas , obtained from Siva the sovereignty of the three ... Daityas . HITOPADESA . Good advice . ' The well - known collection of ethical tales and fables compiled from the larger ...
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... Daitya Puloman , to escape his curse . Mythologically he was father of Arjuna ( q.v. ) , and for him he cheated ... Daityas , or rather by their ally , Raja , son of Ayus , and grandson of Pururavas , and he was reduced to such a forlorn ...
... Daitya Puloman , to escape his curse . Mythologically he was father of Arjuna ( q.v. ) , and for him he cheated ... Daityas , or rather by their ally , Raja , son of Ayus , and grandson of Pururavas , and he was reduced to such a forlorn ...
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... Daitya Puloman , from whom she has the patronymic Paulomi . She was ravished by Indra , who killed her father to escape his curse . According to the Maha - bharata , King Nahusha became enamoured of her , and she escaped from him with ...
... Daitya Puloman , from whom she has the patronymic Paulomi . She was ravished by Indra , who killed her father to escape his curse . According to the Maha - bharata , King Nahusha became enamoured of her , and she escaped from him 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