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... Daksha , who is said to have sprung from his thumb , and he was present at the sacrifice of that patriarch , which was rudely disturbed by Rudra . Then he had to humbly submit and appease the offended god . The four Kumāras , the chief ...
... Daksha , who is said to have sprung from his thumb , and he was present at the sacrifice of that patriarch , which was rudely disturbed by Rudra . Then he had to humbly submit and appease the offended god . The four Kumāras , the chief ...
Page 73
... Daksha . It is the work of a Pandit named Vaidya- natha Vachaspati . CHOLA . A country and kingdom of the south of India about Tanjore . The country was called Chola - mandala , whence comes the name Coromandel . CHYAVANA , CHYAVĀNA . A ...
... Daksha . It is the work of a Pandit named Vaidya- natha Vachaspati . CHOLA . A country and kingdom of the south of India about Tanjore . The country was called Chola - mandala , whence comes the name Coromandel . CHYAVANA , CHYAVĀNA . A ...
Page 75
... - bhārata and Puranas is that the sage devoted himself to death that Indra and the gods might be armed with his bones as more effective weapons than thunderbolts for the 76 DAITYAS - DAKSHA . destruction of Vritra and the.
... - bhārata and Puranas is that the sage devoted himself to death that Indra and the gods might be armed with his bones as more effective weapons than thunderbolts for the 76 DAITYAS - DAKSHA . destruction of Vritra and the.
Page 76
John Dowson. 76 DAITYAS - DAKSHA . destruction of Vritra and the Asuras . According to one account he was instrumental in bring about the destruction of " Daksha's sacrifice . " See Daksha . DAITYAS . Titans . Descendants from Diti by ...
John Dowson. 76 DAITYAS - DAKSHA . destruction of Vritra and the Asuras . According to one account he was instrumental in bring about the destruction of " Daksha's sacrifice . " See Daksha . DAITYAS . Titans . Descendants from Diti by ...
Page 77
... Daksha was in a certain way , by his mother Mārisha , an emanation of Soma , the moon ; and as twenty - seven of his daughters were married to that luminary , Daksha is sometimes referred to as being both the father and the offspring of ...
... Daksha was in a certain way , by his mother Mārisha , an emanation of Soma , the moon ; and as twenty - seven of his daughters were married to that luminary , Daksha is sometimes referred to as being both the father and the offspring of ...
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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