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Page 33
... born he was called Sagara ( ocean ) ; Aurva was his preceptor , and bestowed on him the Āgneyāstra , or fiery weapon with which he conquered the barbarians who invaded his country . Aurva had a son named Richika , who was father of ...
... born he was called Sagara ( ocean ) ; Aurva was his preceptor , and bestowed on him the Āgneyāstra , or fiery weapon with which he conquered the barbarians who invaded his country . Aurva had a son named Richika , who was father of ...
Page 37
... born as a diminutive son of Kasyapa and Aditi . The dwarf appeared before Bali , and begged of him as much land as he could step over in three paces . The generous monarch complied with the request . Vishnu took two strides over heaven ...
... born as a diminutive son of Kasyapa and Aditi . The dwarf appeared before Bali , and begged of him as much land as he could step over in three paces . The generous monarch complied with the request . Vishnu took two strides over heaven ...
Page 38
... born in the Treta - yuga , or second age , for the purpose of destroying the demon Ravana . 6 8. Krishna . The black or dark coloured . ' This is the most popular of all the later deities , and has obtained such pre- eminence , that his ...
... born in the Treta - yuga , or second age , for the purpose of destroying the demon Ravana . 6 8. Krishna . The black or dark coloured . ' This is the most popular of all the later deities , and has obtained such pre- eminence , that his ...
Page 39
... born son of Purūravas and Urvasi , and the father of Nahusha , Kshattra - vriddha , Rambha , Raji , and Anenas . BABHRU - VAHANA . Son of Arjuna by his wife Chitran- gadā . He was adopted as the son of his maternal grandfather , and ...
... born son of Purūravas and Urvasi , and the father of Nahusha , Kshattra - vriddha , Rambha , Raji , and Anenas . BABHRU - VAHANA . Son of Arjuna by his wife Chitran- gadā . He was adopted as the son of his maternal grandfather , and ...
Page 40
... born , he was carried away to Gokula to preserve his life from the tyrant Kansa , and he was there nurtured by Nanda as a child of Rohini . He and Krishna grew up together , and he took part in many of Krishna's boyish freaks and ...
... born , he was carried away to Gokula to preserve his life from the tyrant Kansa , and he was there nurtured by Nanda as a child of Rohini . He and Krishna grew up together , and he took part in many of Krishna's boyish freaks and ...
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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