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Page 58
... Kasyapa . From Kasyapa sprang Vivaswat , and Manu is declared to have been Vivaswat's son . " A later recension of this poem alters this passage so as to make Brahma a mere manifestation of Vishnu . Instead of " Brahma , the self - exis ...
... Kasyapa . From Kasyapa sprang Vivaswat , and Manu is declared to have been Vivaswat's son . " A later recension of this poem alters this passage so as to make Brahma a mere manifestation of Vishnu . Instead of " Brahma , the self - exis ...
Page 76
... Kasyapa . They are a race of demons and giants , who warred against the gods and interfered with sacrifices . They were in turn victorious and vanquished . They and the Danavas are generally associated , and are hardly distinguishable ...
... Kasyapa . They are a race of demons and giants , who warred against the gods and interfered with sacrifices . They were in turn victorious and vanquished . They and the Danavas are generally associated , and are hardly distinguishable ...
Page 80
... Kasyapa . They were giants who warred against the gods . See Daityas . DANDA - DHARA . ' The rod - bearer . ' A title of Yama , the god of death . DANDAKA . The aranya or forest of Dandaka , lying between the Godavari and Narmada . It ...
... Kasyapa . They were giants who warred against the gods . See Daityas . DANDA - DHARA . ' The rod - bearer . ' A title of Yama , the god of death . DANDAKA . The aranya or forest of Dandaka , lying between the Godavari and Narmada . It ...
Page 89
... Kasyapa , Viswamitra , and Baudhayana . Other names that are met with are Pulastya , Gärgya , Paithinasi , Sumantu , Lokakshi , Kuthumi , and Dhaumya . The writings of some of these lawgivers have appeared in different forms , and are ...
... Kasyapa , Viswamitra , and Baudhayana . Other names that are met with are Pulastya , Gärgya , Paithinasi , Sumantu , Lokakshi , Kuthumi , and Dhaumya . The writings of some of these lawgivers have appeared in different forms , and are ...
Page 93
... Kasyapa , and mother of the Daityas . The Vishnu Purāna relates that having lost her children , she begged of Kasyapa a son of irresistible prowess , who should destroy Indra . The boon was granted , but with this condition : " If ...
... Kasyapa , and mother of the Daityas . The Vishnu Purāna relates that having lost her children , she begged of Kasyapa a son of irresistible prowess , who should destroy Indra . The boon was granted , but with this condition : " If ...
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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