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... Lingas . See Linga . GAUTAMI 1. An epithet of Durga Rakshasi or female demon . 2. Name of a fierce GAYA . A city in Bihar . It is one of the seven sacred cities , and is still a place of pilgrimage , though its glory has departed ...
... Lingas . See Linga . GAUTAMI 1. An epithet of Durga Rakshasi or female demon . 2. Name of a fierce GAYA . A city in Bihar . It is one of the seven sacred cities , and is still a place of pilgrimage , though its glory has departed ...
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... Linga Purāna it is said , " The son of Yuvanaswa was Harita , of whom the Haritas were sons . They were , on the side of Angiras , twice - born men ( Brahmans ) of Kshatriya lineage ; " or according to the Vayu , " they were the sons of ...
... Linga Purāna it is said , " The son of Yuvanaswa was Harita , of whom the Haritas were sons . They were , on the side of Angiras , twice - born men ( Brahmans ) of Kshatriya lineage ; " or according to the Vayu , " they were the sons of ...
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... Linga , or Siva Puranas . The marriage of Siva and Pārvatī is a subject early described , with the sacrifice of ... Lingas were consequently erected . A legend follows of the births of Bhairava and Vetāla , whose devotion to the ...
... Linga , or Siva Puranas . The marriage of Siva and Pārvatī is a subject early described , with the sacrifice of ... Lingas were consequently erected . A legend follows of the births of Bhairava and Vetāla , whose devotion to the ...
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... Lingas . It is a shapeless mass of stone at Kedara - natha in the Himalayas . See Linga . KEKAYA . See Kaikeya . KELI - KILA . A demigod attendant upon Siva . KENA , KENOPANISHAD . Name of a Upanishad ( q.v. ) translated by Dr. Roer for ...
... Lingas . It is a shapeless mass of stone at Kedara - natha in the Himalayas . See Linga . KEKAYA . See Kaikeya . KELI - KILA . A demigod attendant upon Siva . KENA , KENOPANISHAD . Name of a Upanishad ( q.v. ) translated by Dr. Roer for ...
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... neglect . " Other names of Lakshmi are Hira , Indira , Jaladhi - ja , ocean born ; ' Chanchala or Lola , the fickle , ' as goddess of fortune ; Loka - mātā , ' mother of the world . ' ( LALITA - VISTARA - LINGA . LALITA - VISTARA .
... neglect . " Other names of Lakshmi are Hira , Indira , Jaladhi - ja , ocean born ; ' Chanchala or Lola , the fickle , ' as goddess of fortune ; Loka - mātā , ' mother of the world . ' ( LALITA - VISTARA - LINGA . LALITA - VISTARA .
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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