Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c14.100

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c14.100

Religion. The *Arthaśāstra* mentions the following deities popularly worshipped in those days: (1) Aparājitā (Durgā), (2) Apratihata (Vishṇu), (3) Jayanta (Subrahmaṇya), (4) Vaijayanta (Indra), (5) Śiva, (6) Vaiśravaṇa, (7) Aśvi, (8) Śrī, (9) Madirā [II. 4], (10) Aditi, (11) Anumati, (12) Sarasvatī, (13) Savitā, (14) Agni, (15) Soma [XIV. 1], (16) Kṛishṇa, and (17) Paulomī [XIV. 3].

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Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit