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... Vayu Purana reads the name as Aparita , which Wilson says is a northern nation . The Hari - vansa , how- ever , mentions it as " a country conquered by Parasu - rāma from the ocean , " and upon this the translator Langlois observes ...
... Vayu Purana reads the name as Aparita , which Wilson says is a northern nation . The Hari - vansa , how- ever , mentions it as " a country conquered by Parasu - rāma from the ocean , " and upon this the translator Langlois observes ...
Page 20
... Vayu Purana enumerates fourteen , the Hari - vansa seven classes . They are again distinguished as being daivika , ' divine , ' or laukika , ' worldly . ' The former are said to be ten in number and the latter thirty - four , and these ...
... Vayu Purana enumerates fourteen , the Hari - vansa seven classes . They are again distinguished as being daivika , ' divine , ' or laukika , ' worldly . ' The former are said to be ten in number and the latter thirty - four , and these ...
Page 27
... were produced from the groin of Brahmā ( Prajāpati ) . The account of the Vayu Purāna is : " Asuras were first produced as sons from his ( Prajapati's ) groin . Asu is declared by Brahmans to 28 ASURI - ASWA - MEDHA . mean breath .
... were produced from the groin of Brahmā ( Prajāpati ) . The account of the Vayu Purāna is : " Asuras were first produced as sons from his ( Prajapati's ) groin . Asu is declared by Brahmans to 28 ASURI - ASWA - MEDHA . mean breath .
Page 50
... Vayu , ' the god of the wind . ' He was a man of vast size , and had great strength . He was wrathful in temper , and given to abuse , a brave warrior , but a fierce and cruel foe , coarse in taste and manners , and a great feeder , so ...
... Vayu , ' the god of the wind . ' He was a man of vast size , and had great strength . He was wrathful in temper , and given to abuse , a brave warrior , but a fierce and cruel foe , coarse in taste and manners , and a great feeder , so ...
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... by the Creator when he was incensed . In the Vayu Purana their mother is said to have been Krodha , ' anger . ' The Bhutas are attendants of Siva , and he is held to be their king . 56 BHŪTESA - BRAHMĀ . BHŪTESA , BHŪTESWARA . '
... by the Creator when he was incensed . In the Vayu Purana their mother is said to have been Krodha , ' anger . ' The Bhutas are attendants of Siva , and he is held to be their king . 56 BHŪTESA - BRAHMĀ . BHŪTESA , BHŪTESWARA . '
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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