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  2. Pururavas - Wikipedia

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    Pururavas (Sanskrit: पुरूरवस्, Purūravas) is a character in Hindu literature, a king who served as the first of the Lunar dynasty. [1]According to the Vedas, he is a legendary entity associated with Surya (the sun) and Usha (the dawn), and is believed to reside in the middle region of the cosmos.

  3. Vikramōrvaśīyam - Wikipedia

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    (4) Urvashi's dilemma: Kalidasa adds complexity confronting the character of Urvashi by introducing the condition that when Pururava sees the face of their son, Urvashi will return to the heaven. In Vikramorvashiyam, Urvashi conceives and delivers the son quickly without the knowledge of Pururava who never saw her pregnant (explanation is that ...

  4. Urvashi - Wikipedia

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    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] According to the scripture Devi Bhagavata Purana , the apsara is known as Urvashi because she is born from the uru —'thigh'—of the divine-sage Narayana . [ 4 ]

  5. Yayati - Wikipedia

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    Budha had a son with Vaivasvata Manu's daughter, Ila. Ila's son was Pururavas, who studied under Sage Kashyapa. Pururavas married the apsara Urvashi and had many sons, of whom Ayus was the eldest. Ayus completed his education from Sage Chyavana and married the asura princess Prabha. Ayus's son was Nahusha, who was educated by the Sage Vashistha.

  6. Menaka - Wikipedia

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    Menaka was born during the churning of the ocean by the devas and asuras.She is one of the most mesmerising apsaras (celestial nymphs) in the three worlds, with quick intelligence and innate talent, but desired a family.

  7. Aravindante Athidhikal - Wikipedia

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    Urvashi: Won Best Lyricist B.K. Harinarayanan Won Vanitha Film Awards 2019: Best Star Pair Vineeth Sreenivasan Nikhila Vimal: Won [43] Special Performance (Female) Urvashi: Won Kerala Kaumudi Flash Movies Awards 2018: Most Popular Film Pathiyara Entertainments & Big Bang Entertainments Won [44] Most Popular Actress Nikhila Vimal: Won

  8. Rambha (apsara) - Wikipedia

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    Rambha is described as the consort of Nalakuvara, the son of Kubera, the king of the Yaksha. [1] In the Uttara Kanda of the Ramayana, Ravana, the king of Lanka and the half-brother of Kubera, saw Rambha on a mountain and was captivated by her beauty. He sought her to fulfil his lust, but she protested by telling herself his daughter-in-law.

  9. Hela Havula - Wikipedia

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    Hela Hawula' was formed as the only organization in Sri Lanka to protect and uplift the Sinhala language, Sinhala land and Sinhala culture. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 'Hela Hawula' has been recognized as a statutory body by the adoption of the Hela Hawula Establishment Act No. 38 in the Parliament of Sri Lanka Act No. 1992.