The Vishńu Puráńa: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition, Volume 2Fitzedward Hall Trübner, 1865 |
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... ( amongst men ) . May I be possessed of affluence and beauty ; may I be pleasing in the sight of all ; and may I be born out of the ordi- nary course . Grant these prayers , O thou who art propitious to the devout . " * Hrishikeśa , the ...
... ( amongst men ) . May I be possessed of affluence and beauty ; may I be pleasing in the sight of all ; and may I be born out of the ordi- nary course . Grant these prayers , O thou who art propitious to the devout . " * Hrishikeśa , the ...
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... Amongst them of old there 1 ' They are removed ' explains by ( f ) , which the commentator are absorbed , as if they were fast asleep . ' But , in every age or Yuga , according to the text , -in every Manwantara , according to the ...
... Amongst them of old there 1 ' They are removed ' explains by ( f ) , which the commentator are absorbed , as if they were fast asleep . ' But , in every age or Yuga , according to the text , -in every Manwantara , according to the ...
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... amongst these more than human beings . * MAITREYA . - Narrate to me , venerable Brahman , at length , the birth of the gods , Titans , † Gandharvas , serpents , and goblins . PARÁSARA . - In what manner Daksha created living creatures ...
... amongst these more than human beings . * MAITREYA . - Narrate to me , venerable Brahman , at length , the birth of the gods , Titans , † Gandharvas , serpents , and goblins . PARÁSARA . - In what manner Daksha created living creatures ...
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... amongst the minor divinities , in the Amara - kosa ; and from Bharatamalla we learn that they were twelve in number , but no other peculiarity is specified . " Professor Wilson's Translation of the Rig - veda , Vol . II . , p . 144 ...
... amongst the minor divinities , in the Amara - kosa ; and from Bharatamalla we learn that they were twelve in number , but no other peculiarity is specified . " Professor Wilson's Translation of the Rig - veda , Vol . II . , p . 144 ...
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... Amongst these , the illustrious Prahláda , looking on all things with indifference , devoted his whole faith to Janárdana . The flames that were lighted by the king of the Daityas consumed not him , in whose heart Vasudeva was cherished ...
... Amongst these , the illustrious Prahláda , looking on all things with indifference , devoted his whole faith to Janárdana . The flames that were lighted by the king of the Daityas consumed not him , in whose heart Vasudeva was cherished ...
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