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... Sagara . BĀHUKA . into a dwarf . BAHULAS . The name of Nala when he was transformed BAHVRICHA . The Krittikās or Pleiades . A priest or theologian of the Rig - veda . BALA - BHADRA . See Bala - rama . BALA - GOPALA . The boy Krishna ...
... Sagara . BĀHUKA . into a dwarf . BAHULAS . The name of Nala when he was transformed BAHVRICHA . The Krittikās or Pleiades . A priest or theologian of the Rig - veda . BALA - BHADRA . See Bala - rama . BALA - GOPALA . The boy Krishna ...
Page 45
... Sagara's sons , who had been consumed by the wrath of the sage Kapila . Bhagiratha named the river Sagara , and after leading it over the earth to the sea , he conducted it to Pātāla , where the ashes of his ancestors were laved with ...
... Sagara's sons , who had been consumed by the wrath of the sage Kapila . Bhagiratha named the river Sagara , and after leading it over the earth to the sea , he conducted it to Pātāla , where the ashes of his ancestors were laved with ...
Page 108
... Sagara , who had been burnt by the angry glance of the sage Kapila . From this earthly parent the river is called Bhagirathi . Ganga was angry at being brought down from heaven , and Siva , to save the earth from the shock of her fall ...
... Sagara , who had been burnt by the angry glance of the sage Kapila . From this earthly parent the river is called Bhagirathi . Ganga was angry at being brought down from heaven , and Siva , to save the earth from the shock of her fall ...
Page 109
... SAGARA . The mouth of the Ganges , a holy bathing - place sacred to Vishnu . GANGEYA . 1. A name of Bhishma , from his reputed mother , the river goddess Gangā . 2. Also of Karttikeya . 29 GARGA . An ancient sage , and one of the oldest ...
... SAGARA . The mouth of the Ganges , a holy bathing - place sacred to Vishnu . GANGEYA . 1. A name of Bhishma , from his reputed mother , the river goddess Gangā . 2. Also of Karttikeya . 29 GARGA . An ancient sage , and one of the oldest ...
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... Sagara , son of Bahu . According to the Maha - bharata , they were descended from Sar- yati , a son of Manu . They made incursions into the Doab , and they took the city of Kāsī ( Benares ) , which had been fortified against them by ...
... Sagara , son of Bahu . According to the Maha - bharata , they were descended from Sar- yati , a son of Manu . They made incursions into the Doab , and they took the city of Kāsī ( Benares ) , which had been fortified against them by ...
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