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Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Despite every attempt to perform sacrifice and pray to the gods, neither Sagara nor his son were able to cause …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
The river Ganges, known in heaven as the Mandakini, emanated originally from Viṣṇu’s foot. When He kicked a small hole …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Told by Viśvāmitra to Rāma and Lakṣman upon reaching the Ganges
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
In the far north there stands Himalaya, the king of mountains, whose presiding deity is known as Himavan. This Himavan, …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Becoming concerned, the gods with Brahmā at their head went before Śiva. They fell prostrate before him and said to …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Śiva, who always remains fixed in thought of Viṣṇu and is ever compassionate to all beings, replied, “It shall be …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Brahmā replied, “Your seed should fall upon earth, for she alone is capable of withstanding its power, bearing as she …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Śiva let fall his seed, which covered the whole globe. Brahmā instructed Agni, the god of fire, “Accompanied by Vāyu, …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Agni at once caught up all of Śiva’s vital fluid and went before Gaṅgā, saying, “Be pleased to receive Śiva’s …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Gaṅgā assumed an ethereal human form of exceptionally exquisite beauty. Upon seeing this form, Śiva’s seed melted and the god …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Burning with Śiva’s fiery seed coursing through her veins, Goddess Gaṅgā said to Agni, “O shining one, I cannot bear …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Agni told her to discharge the seed upon the Himālayas and Gaṅgā immediately expelled it from her body. It emerged …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
At the exact spot where Śiva’s vital seed landed there grew up a thicket of brilliant white reeds. The union …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
After Kārttikeya’s birth the gods approached Śiva’s consort and, pleased in mind, worshipped her. However, she felt angry at having …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
Some time after this, a king named Sagara ruled over Ayodhya. From out of his two wives the king had …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
The sixty thousand sons were of wicked conduct and caused pain to all living beings. The one son, however, was …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
One day King Sagara performed a horse sacrifice for the good of the world. Upon seeing the sacrifice, Indra became …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
King Sagara ordered his sixty thousand sons to search out that horse. The princes traveled all over the earth, but …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 1
In time the princes arrived before Kapila and found him seated in meditation. The sacrificial horse was grazing nearby, left …