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Page 43
... celebrated horse , son of Uchchaih - sravas . BHAGA . A deity mentioned in the Vedas , but of very indistinct personality and powers . He is supposed to bestow wealth and to preside over marriage , and he is classed among the Adityas ...
... celebrated horse , son of Uchchaih - sravas . BHAGA . A deity mentioned in the Vedas , but of very indistinct personality and powers . He is supposed to bestow wealth and to preside over marriage , and he is classed among the Adityas ...
Page 44
... celebrated as the Bhāgavata , and consists of 18,000 verses . " Such is the Hindu description of this work . " The Bhagavata , " says Wilson , " is a work of great celebrity in India , and exercises a more direct and powerful influence ...
... celebrated as the Bhāgavata , and consists of 18,000 verses . " Such is the Hindu description of this work . " The Bhagavata , " says Wilson , " is a work of great celebrity in India , and exercises a more direct and powerful influence ...
Page 46
... celebrated . According to some of the Puranas and the Hari - vansa , he became by gift or adop- tion the son of King Bharata , and an absurd story is told about his birth to account for his name : His mother , the wife of Utathya , was ...
... celebrated . According to some of the Puranas and the Hari - vansa , he became by gift or adop- tion the son of King Bharata , and an absurd story is told about his birth to account for his name : His mother , the wife of Utathya , was ...
Page 48
... celebrated poet and grammarian , who is said to have been the brother of Vikramaditya . He wrote three Satakas or Centuries of verses , called- ( 1 . ) Sringara - sataka , on amatory matters ; ( 2. ) Niti - sataka , on polity and ethics ...
... celebrated poet and grammarian , who is said to have been the brother of Vikramaditya . He wrote three Satakas or Centuries of verses , called- ( 1 . ) Sringara - sataka , on amatory matters ; ( 2. ) Niti - sataka , on polity and ethics ...
Page 49
... celebrated dramatist , the author of three of the best extant Sanskrit dramas , the Maha - vira Charita , Uttara Rama Charita , and Malati Madhava . He was also known as Sri - kantha , or throat of eloquence . ' He was a Brāh- man , and ...
... celebrated dramatist , the author of three of the best extant Sanskrit dramas , the Maha - vira Charita , Uttara Rama Charita , and Malati Madhava . He was also known as Sri - kantha , or throat of eloquence . ' He was a Brāh- man , 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