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Page 27
... Prajapati became alive , and " with that breath he created the Asuras . " In another part of the same work it is said that Prajāpati " be- came pregnant . He created Asuras from his abdomen . " The Satapatha Brahmana accords with the ...
... Prajapati became alive , and " with that breath he created the Asuras . " In another part of the same work it is said that Prajāpati " be- came pregnant . He created Asuras from his abdomen . " The Satapatha Brahmana accords with the ...
Page 31
... Prajapati , and as the inspired author of the fourth Veda . At a later period he is identified with Angiras . His descendants are called Atharvanas , and are often associated with the Angirasas . ATHARVÄNGIRASAS . This name belongs to ...
... Prajapati , and as the inspired author of the fourth Veda . At a later period he is identified with Angiras . His descendants are called Atharvanas , and are often associated with the Angirasas . ATHARVÄNGIRASAS . This name belongs to ...
Page 32
... Prajapatis or lords of creation engen- dered by Manu for the purpose of creating the universe ; at a later period he appears as a mind - born son of Brahmā , and as one of the seven Rishis who preside over the reign of Swayam- bhuva ...
... Prajapatis or lords of creation engen- dered by Manu for the purpose of creating the universe ; at a later period he appears as a mind - born son of Brahmā , and as one of the seven Rishis who preside over the reign of Swayam- bhuva ...
Page 34
... Prajapati , afterwards known as Brahma , took the form of a boar for the purpose of raising the earth out of the boundless waters . The Sanhita says , " This universe was formerly waters , fluid . On it Prajapati , becoming wind , moved ...
... Prajapati , afterwards known as Brahma , took the form of a boar for the purpose of raising the earth out of the boundless waters . The Sanhita says , " This universe was formerly waters , fluid . On it Prajapati , becoming wind , moved ...
Page 35
... Prajapati , having assumed the form of a tortoise ( kūrma ) , created offspring . That which he created he made ( akarot ) ; hence the word Kurma . " Fish Incarnation . - The earliest mention of the fish Avatāra occurs in the Satapatha ...
... Prajapati , having assumed the form of a tortoise ( kūrma ) , created offspring . That which he created he made ( akarot ) ; hence the word Kurma . " Fish Incarnation . - The earliest mention of the fish Avatāra occurs in the Satapatha ...
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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