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... Rig - veda she is frequently implored " for blessings on children and cattle , for protection and for forgiveness . " Aditi is called Deva - mātri , mother of the gods , ' and is represented as being the mother of Daksha and the ...
... Rig - veda she is frequently implored " for blessings on children and cattle , for protection and for forgiveness . " Aditi is called Deva - mātri , mother of the gods , ' and is represented as being the mother of Daksha and the ...
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... Rig - veda , and a very celebrated personage in Hindu story . He and Vasishtha are said in the Rig - veda to be the offspring of Mitra and Varuna , whose seed fell from them at the sight of Urvasi ; and the commentator Sayana adds that ...
... Rig - veda , and a very celebrated personage in Hindu story . He and Vasishtha are said in the Rig - veda to be the offspring of Mitra and Varuna , whose seed fell from them at the sight of Urvasi ; and the commentator Sayana adds that ...
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... Rig - veda attributed to Vasishtha , Indra and other gods are called upon to destroy the Kravyāds ' the flesh - eaters , ' or Rakshas enemies of the gods . Agni himself is also a Kravyad , and as such he takes an entirely different ...
... Rig - veda attributed to Vasishtha , Indra and other gods are called upon to destroy the Kravyāds ' the flesh - eaters , ' or Rakshas enemies of the gods . Agni himself is also a Kravyad , and as such he takes an entirely different ...
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... Vedic demon of drought but Ahi and Vritra are sometimes " ' distinct , and mean , most probably , differently formed ... Rig - veda . The Brahmana has been edited . and translated by Dr. Haug ; the text of the Aranyaka has been published ...
... Vedic demon of drought but Ahi and Vritra are sometimes " ' distinct , and mean , most probably , differently formed ... Rig - veda . The Brahmana has been edited . and translated by Dr. Haug ; the text of the Aranyaka has been published ...
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... Rig - veda where mention is made of them . At a subsequent period ... ( their attributes expanding with those of their associates the Gandharvas ) , they became divinities which repre- sent phenomena or objects both of a physical and ...
... Rig - veda where mention is made of them . At a subsequent period ... ( their attributes expanding with those of their associates the Gandharvas ) , they became divinities which repre- sent phenomena or objects both of a physical 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