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Page 72
... cursed him to have his leg affected with sores and worms . that she was not Sanjnā and mother of Yama , so the sun went in search of Sanjna and brought her back . According to one Purāna , Chhāyā was a daughter of Viswakarma , and ...
... cursed him to have his leg affected with sores and worms . that she was not Sanjnā and mother of Yama , so the sun went in search of Sanjna and brought her back . According to one Purāna , Chhāyā was a daughter of Viswakarma , and ...
Page 77
... cursed to it by his son - in - law Siva . Daksha was in a certain way , by his mother Mārisha , an emanation of Soma , the moon ; and as twenty - seven of his daughters were married to that luminary , Daksha is sometimes referred to as ...
... cursed to it by his son - in - law Siva . Daksha was in a certain way , by his mother Mārisha , an emanation of Soma , the moon ; and as twenty - seven of his daughters were married to that luminary , Daksha is sometimes referred to as ...
Page 85
... cursed him , and in return he cursed her , that she , a Brahman's daughter , should marry a Kshatriya . Devayani was companion to Sarmishṭhā , daughter of the king of the Daityas . One day they went to bathe , and the god Vayu changed ...
... cursed him , and in return he cursed her , that she , a Brahman's daughter , should marry a Kshatriya . Devayani was companion to Sarmishṭhā , daughter of the king of the Daityas . One day they went to bathe , and the god Vayu changed ...
Page 86
... cursed by their father , that their posterity should never possess dominion ; but Puru , who bore his father's curse for a thousand years , succeeded his father as monarch , and was the ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas . DEVA ...
... cursed by their father , that their posterity should never possess dominion ; but Puru , who bore his father's curse for a thousand years , succeeded his father as monarch , and was the ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas . DEVA ...
Page 90
... cursed to this vile occupation for having wounded a Brahman when hunting . DHATRI . ' Maker , creator . ' In the later hymns of the Rig - veda , Dhatri is a deity of no very defined powers and func- tions , but he is described as ...
... cursed to this vile occupation for having wounded a Brahman when hunting . DHATRI . ' Maker , creator . ' In the later hymns of the Rig - veda , Dhatri is a deity of no very defined powers and func- tions , but he is described as ...
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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