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... river , and there saw a doe big with young frightened by a lion . Her fawn , which was brought forth suddenly , fell into the water , and the sage rescued it . He brought the animal up , and becoming excessively fond of it , his ...
... river , and there saw a doe big with young frightened by a lion . Her fawn , which was brought forth suddenly , fell into the water , and the sage rescued it . He brought the animal up , and becoming excessively fond of it , his ...
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... river goddess Gangā , and hence called Santanava , Gāngeya , and Nadi - ja , ' the river - born . ' When King Santanu was very old he desired to marry a young and beautiful wife . His son Santanava or Bhishma found a suitable damsel ...
... river goddess Gangā , and hence called Santanava , Gāngeya , and Nadi - ja , ' the river - born . ' When King Santanu was very old he desired to marry a young and beautiful wife . His son Santanava or Bhishma found a suitable damsel ...
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... river in Malwa ; he is called also Maha - bhoja . 3. A tribe living in the Vindhya mountains . 4. A country ; the modern Bhojpur , Bhagalpur , & c . The text BHOJA - PRABANDHA . A collection of literary anecdotes relating to King Bhoja ...
... river in Malwa ; he is called also Maha - bhoja . 3. A tribe living in the Vindhya mountains . 4. A country ; the modern Bhojpur , Bhagalpur , & c . The text BHOJA - PRABANDHA . A collection of literary anecdotes relating to King Bhoja ...
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... river ; 3. Gauda ; 4. Mithila , North Bihar ; 5. Utkala , Orissa . The Pancha Dravida are the Brahmans of —1 . Mahā - rāshtra , the Mahratta country ; 2. Telinga , the Telugu country ; 3. Dravida , the Tamil country ; 4. Karnāța , the ...
... river ; 3. Gauda ; 4. Mithila , North Bihar ; 5. Utkala , Orissa . The Pancha Dravida are the Brahmans of —1 . Mahā - rāshtra , the Mahratta country ; 2. Telinga , the Telugu country ; 3. Dravida , the Tamil country ; 4. Karnāța , the ...
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... river Gangā . BRAHMA PURĀNA . In all the lists of the Puranas the Brahma stands first , for which reason it is sometimes entitled the Adi or " First " Purāna . It was repeated by Brahma to Marichi , and is said to contain 10,000 stanzas ...
... river Gangā . BRAHMA PURĀNA . In all the lists of the Puranas the Brahma stands first , for which reason it is sometimes entitled the Adi or " First " Purāna . It was repeated by Brahma to Marichi , and is said to contain 10,000 stanzas ...
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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