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... Veda , in modern Hinduism , is a mere name , —a name of high authority , often invoked and highly reverenced ... Vedic writings out of which it grew , and the descendant bears but few marks of resemblance to its remote ancestor . The ...
... Veda , in modern Hinduism , is a mere name , —a name of high authority , often invoked and highly reverenced ... Vedic writings out of which it grew , and the descendant bears but few marks of resemblance to its remote ancestor . The ...
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... veda she is frequently implored " for blessings on children and cattle , for protection and for forgiveness . " Aditi is called Deva - mātri , mother of the gods , ' and is represented as being the mother of Daksha and the daughter of ...
... veda she is frequently implored " for blessings on children and cattle , for protection and for forgiveness . " Aditi is called Deva - mātri , mother of the gods , ' and is represented as being the mother of Daksha and the daughter of ...
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... Veda and is not of any importance . AGNEYA . Son of Agni , a name of Karttikeya or Mars ; also an appellation of the ... Vedas , and great numbers of the hymns are addressed to him , more indeed than to any other god . He is one of the ...
... Veda and is not of any importance . AGNEYA . Son of Agni , a name of Karttikeya or Mars ; also an appellation of the ... Vedas , and great numbers of the hymns are addressed to him , more indeed than to any other god . He is one of the ...
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... Vedas in the aggregate . AMRITA . ' Immortal . ' A god . The water of life . term was known to the Vedas , and seems to have been applied to various things offered in sacrifice , but more especially to the Soma juice . It is also called ...
... Vedas in the aggregate . AMRITA . ' Immortal . ' A god . The water of life . term was known to the Vedas , and seems to have been applied to various things offered in sacrifice , but more especially to the Soma juice . It is also called ...
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... Veda . The Anukramanis of the Vedas follow the order of each Sanhitā , and assign a poet , a metre , and a deity to each hymn or prayer . There are several extant . ANUMATI . The moon on its fifteenth day , when just short of its full ...
... Veda . The Anukramanis of the Vedas follow the order of each Sanhitā , and assign a poet , a metre , and a deity to each hymn or prayer . There are several extant . ANUMATI . The moon on its fifteenth day , when just short of its full ...
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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