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Page 58
... divine Brahma called Nārāyana created all beings , " that Pra- jāpati “ had formerly , at the commencement of the ( previous ) kalpas , taken the shape of a fish , a tortoise , & c . , ( so now ) , entering the body of a boar , the lord ...
... divine Brahma called Nārāyana created all beings , " that Pra- jāpati “ had formerly , at the commencement of the ( previous ) kalpas , taken the shape of a fish , a tortoise , & c . , ( so now ) , entering the body of a boar , the lord ...
Page 60
... divine and human , in illustration . In them are found " the oldest rituals we have , the oldest linguistic explanations , the oldest traditional narratives , and the oldest philosophical speculations . " As literary productions they ...
... divine and human , in illustration . In them are found " the oldest rituals we have , the oldest linguistic explanations , the oldest traditional narratives , and the oldest philosophical speculations . " As literary productions they ...
Page 63
... divine rivers , Saraswati and Drishadwatī , lies the tract of land which the sages have named Brahmavartta , because it was frequented by the gods . " - Manu , ii . 17 . BRAHMA - VEDA . A name given to the Atharvan or fourth Veda , the ...
... divine rivers , Saraswati and Drishadwatī , lies the tract of land which the sages have named Brahmavartta , because it was frequented by the gods . " - Manu , ii . 17 . BRAHMA - VEDA . A name given to the Atharvan or fourth Veda , the ...
Page 83
... divine nature according to the portion of the nectar each had drunk . There were several others of the name . See Rama - chandra . DASARHA , DĀSĀRHA . Prince of the Dasarhas , a title of Krishna . The Dasarhas were a tribe of Yadavas ...
... divine nature according to the portion of the nectar each had drunk . There were several others of the name . See Rama - chandra . DASARHA , DĀSĀRHA . Prince of the Dasarhas , a title of Krishna . The Dasarhas were a tribe of Yadavas ...
Page 84
... divine essence was transmitted . He was the patron of Kārta - virya , and gave him a thousand arms . DAYA - BHĀGA . ' Law of inheritance . ' This title belongs especially to the treatise of Jimuta Vāhana , current in Bengal . Translated ...
... divine essence was transmitted . He was the patron of Kārta - virya , and gave him a thousand arms . DAYA - BHĀGA . ' Law of inheritance . ' This title belongs especially to the treatise of Jimuta Vāhana , current in Bengal . Translated ...
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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