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Page xii
... Ramayana and Mahā - bhārata are poems of the heroic age , and though they are full of marvels , they deal more with the actions of mortal men and romantic creations than the might and majesty of the gods . The old deities of the Vedas ...
... Ramayana and Mahā - bhārata are poems of the heroic age , and though they are full of marvels , they deal more with the actions of mortal men and romantic creations than the might and majesty of the gods . The old deities of the Vedas ...
Page 8
... Rāmāyana it is stated that she was the first woman made by Brahma , and that he gave her to Gautama . She was seduced by Indra , who had to suffer for his adultery . One version of the Ramayana represents her as knowing the god and ...
... Rāmāyana it is stated that she was the first woman made by Brahma , and that he gave her to Gautama . She was seduced by Indra , who had to suffer for his adultery . One version of the Ramayana represents her as knowing the god and ...
Page 41
... RAMAYANA . A drama by Raja - sekhara . It has been printed . BALEYA . A descendant of Bali , a Daitya . BALHI . A northern country , Balkh . Said in the Maha- bharata to be famous for its horses , as Balkh is to the present time . 42 ...
... RAMAYANA . A drama by Raja - sekhara . It has been printed . BALEYA . A descendant of Bali , a Daitya . BALHI . A northern country , Balkh . Said in the Maha- bharata to be famous for its horses , as Balkh is to the present time . 42 ...
Page 76
... Ramayana and Mahā- bharata agree in the larger number ; and according to Manu and the Maha - bharata he gave ten of his daughters to Dharma and thirteen to Kasyapa , who became the mothers of gods and de- mons , men , birds , serpents ...
... Ramayana and Mahā- bharata agree in the larger number ; and according to Manu and the Maha - bharata he gave ten of his daughters to Dharma and thirteen to Kasyapa , who became the mothers of gods and de- mons , men , birds , serpents ...
Page 83
... Rāmāyana , the chief queen , Kausalyā , remained in close contact with the slaughtered horse for a night , and the ... Ramayana , in explanation of this manifestation of Vishnu , says that he had promised the gods to become incarnate ...
... Rāmāyana , the chief queen , Kausalyā , remained in close contact with the slaughtered horse for a night , and the ... Ramayana , in explanation of this manifestation of Vishnu , says that he had promised the gods to become incarnate ...
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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