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| Prabhasa,: The Vasu
who seized Vasishtha's divine cow. Pradyumna :Sri Krishna's son. Pratikhami: Duryodhana's charioteer. Pritha :Mother of Karna, Kunti before her marriage. Pundarikaksha: Krishna, the lotus-eyed one. Purochana :An architect who built a beautiful wax palace named "Sivam" in Varanavata. Purumitra: A Kaurava warrior Pitamaha :Literally grand father-which however carried no imputation of senile infirmity but denotes the status of the pater familias. Ptirushottama : An epithet of Sri Krishna. It is one of the names of Vishnu and means the Supreme Being. Raibhya :A sage whose hermitage was situated on the banks of the Ganga. The Pandavas during their wanderings visited it. This ghat was very holy Bharata, son of Dasaratha bathed here. Indra was cleansed of his sin of killing Vritra unfairly by bathing in this ghat. Sanatkumar became one with God. Aditi, mother of the gods, prayed here to be blessed with a son. Radheya :Son of Radha. a name of Karna, who as a foundling was brought up as a son by Radha, the wife of the Charioteer Adhiratha. Rajasuya: A sacrifice performed by a king to be entitled to assume the title of "Emperor". Ravana :King of Lanka who abducted Sita, the beautiful wife of Ramachandra. Rishabha :The second note of the Indian gamut (Shadja, rishabha, gandhara, madhyama, panchama, daivata, nishada -sa, ri, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni.) |
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