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... called " the priest of the gods , " and " the lord of sacrifice . " There is much ambiguity about the name . It comes from the same root as agni , ' fire , ' and resembles that word in sound . This may be the reason why the name Angiras ...
... called " the priest of the gods , " and " the lord of sacrifice . " There is much ambiguity about the name . It comes from the same root as agni , ' fire , ' and resembles that word in sound . This may be the reason why the name Angiras ...
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... called Angirasas , and the descendants of Angiras were specially charged with the protec- tion of sacrifices performed in accordance with the Atharva - veda . From this cause , or from their being associated with the descen- dants of ...
... called Angirasas , and the descendants of Angiras were specially charged with the protec- tion of sacrifices performed in accordance with the Atharva - veda . From this cause , or from their being associated with the descen- dants of ...
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... called indifferently Brihad Aranyaka or Brihad Aranyaka Upani- shad ; it is attached to the Satapatha Brahmana . The Aitareya Upanishad is a part of the Aitareya Brahmana , and the Kaushi- taki Aranyaka consists of three chapters , of ...
... called indifferently Brihad Aranyaka or Brihad Aranyaka Upani- shad ; it is attached to the Satapatha Brahmana . The Aitareya Upanishad is a part of the Aitareya Brahmana , and the Kaushi- taki Aranyaka consists of three chapters , of ...
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... called by his patronymic Draunayana . After the last great battle , in which Dur - yodhana was mortally wounded ... called Aswini and her sons Aswins . But inasmuch as they precede the rise of the sun , 30 ASWINS . they are called his ...
... called by his patronymic Draunayana . After the last great battle , in which Dur - yodhana was mortally wounded ... called Aswini and her sons Aswins . But inasmuch as they precede the rise of the sun , 30 ASWINS . they are called his ...
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... called Badavanala and Samvarttaka . It is represented as a flame with a horse's head , and is also called Kaka - dhwaja , from carrying a banner on which there is a crow . AUSANA , or AUSANASA PURANA . See Purāna . AUTTAMI . The third ...
... called Badavanala and Samvarttaka . It is represented as a flame with a horse's head , and is also called Kaka - dhwaja , from carrying a banner on which there is a crow . AUSANA , or AUSANASA PURANA . See Purāna . AUTTAMI . The third ...
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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