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Page 42
... king . He was son of Virochana , son of Prahlada , son of Hiranya - kasipu . His wife was Vindhyāvali . Through his devotion and penance he defeated Indra , humbled the gods , and extended his authority over the three worlds . The gods ...
... king . He was son of Virochana , son of Prahlada , son of Hiranya - kasipu . His wife was Vindhyāvali . Through his devotion and penance he defeated Indra , humbled the gods , and extended his authority over the three worlds . The gods ...
Page 46
... King Bharata , and an absurd story is told about his birth to account for his name : His mother , the wife of Utathya , was pregnant by her husband and by Brihaspati . Dirgha - tamas , the son by her husband , kicked his half - brother ...
... King Bharata , and an absurd story is told about his birth to account for his name : His mother , the wife of Utathya , was pregnant by her husband and by Brihaspati . Dirgha - tamas , the son by her husband , kicked his half - brother ...
Page 47
... king of Kekaya , and married Mandavi , the cousin of Sita . His mother , through maternal fondness , brought about the exile of Rama , and endeavoured to secure her own son's succession to the throne , but Bharata refused to supplant ...
... king of Kekaya , and married Mandavi , the cousin of Sita . His mother , through maternal fondness , brought about the exile of Rama , and endeavoured to secure her own son's succession to the throne , but Bharata refused to supplant ...
Page 51
... king's brother - in - law , Kichaka . When she rejected his advances , he insulted and brutally assaulted her . Her ... king . After his death , Su - sarman , king of Trigartta , aided and abetted by the Kauravas and others , determined ...
... king's brother - in - law , Kichaka . When she rejected his advances , he insulted and brutally assaulted her . Her ... king . After his death , Su - sarman , king of Trigartta , aided and abetted by the Kauravas and others , determined ...
Page 52
... king , Dhrita - rashtra , asked that Bhima might be brought to him . Krishna , who knew the blind old man's sorrow ... king's retir- ing into the forest . Bhima's last public feat was the slaughter of the horse in the sacrifice which ...
... king , Dhrita - rashtra , asked that Bhima might be brought to him . Krishna , who knew the blind old man's sorrow ... king's retir- ing into the forest . Bhima's last public feat was the slaughter of the horse in the sacrifice which ...
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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