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  2. Urvashi - Wikipedia

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    The Sanskrit name "Urvaśī" is derived from roots—uru and aś.It can have multiple meanings. [3] Indologist Monier Monier-Williams states that the name means 'widely pervasive' and he suggests that in its first appearances in Vedic texts Urvashi was a personification of dawn. [3]

  3. Uchchaihshravas - Wikipedia

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    Uchchaihshravas again rose out of the cosmic Ocean of Milk and was taken by the king of the demons Bali, who used it to attain many impossible things. [ 7 ] The Kumarasambhava , by Kalidasa , narrates that Uchchaihshravas, the best of horses and symbol of Indra's glory, was stolen by the demon Tarakasura from heaven .

  4. Parikshit - Wikipedia

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    King Parikshit allowed him to reside in gold. Though he asked him to reside in illicitly obtained gold, the crown of King happened to be of illicitly obtained gold (the crown originally belonged to Jarasandha, was taken by Bhima after killing him and wasn't returned to Jarasandha's successors), eventually Kali Purush entered King's mind.

  5. Bharata (Mahabharata) - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, Bharata became the king and conquered the world. The Drona Parva states that Bharata performed 1,800 Ashwamedha Yagnas, 100 Rajasuya Yagnas, and hundreds of Vajapeya Yagnas. Bharata's grandfather, Sage Kanva, officiated all his sacrificial rituals, and the emperor donated countless horses and 10 trillion gold coins to his grandfather.

  6. Shesha - Wikipedia

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    In the Bhagavad Gita, in the middle of the battlefield Kurukshetra, Krishna, explaining his omnipresence, says: "Of Nāgas, I am Ananta" indicating the importance of Shesha. Gaudiya Vaishnavism states that Shesha incarnated as Nityananda, a friend and associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who is described as an incarnation of Krishna.

  7. Mokshada Ekadashi - Wikipedia

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    The legend about Mokshada Ekadashi is narrated by the god Krishna to the Pandava King Yudhishthira in the Brahmanda Purana and the Padma Purana. Once, a saintly king called Vaikhanasa ruled in the city of Champaka. One night, the king had a dream, where he saw his forefathers being tormented in Naraka (Hell) who

  8. Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga - Wikipedia

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    The Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga is a discourse found in the ancient Indian scripture, the Bhagavad Gita, which encapsulates the philosophical teachings of Krishna to the warrior prince Arjuna. This discourse occurs in the midst of the battlefield of Kurukshetra, where Arjuna is engulfed by moral and emotional dilemmas about his duty as a warrior.

  9. Ugrashravas - Wikipedia

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    Ugrashravas Sauti (Sanskrit: उग्रश्रवस् सौती, also Ugraśravas, Sauti, Sūta, Śri Sūta, Suta Gosvāmī) is a character in Hindu literature, featured as the narrator of the Mahābhārata [1] and several Puranas including the Shiva Purana, [2] Bhagavata Purana, [3] [4] Harivamsa, [5] Brahmavaivarta Purana, and Padma Purana, [6] with the narrations typically taking ...