The Purana Index v1.c5.s6: E

The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s6

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*Ekacakra*—a son of Danu. Bhā. VI. 6. 31; Br. III. 6. 7; M. 6. 19; Vā. 68. 7; Vi. I. 21. 5.

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*Ekachatra*—‘one umbrella’ of Mahāpadma. Br. III. 74. 140.

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*Ekata*—a son of Brahmā; came to see Kṛṣṇa at Syamantapañcaka. Bhā. X. 84. 5.

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*Ekadanta*—an attribute of Vighneśa. Br. III. 42. 8, 39; IV. 44. 66.

*Ekaparṇā*—one of the three daughters of Menā and Himavān; wife of Asita (Sita—M. P.) and mother of Devala; performed penance under a banyan tree; lived on a single leaf once in every 2000 years. Vā. 72. 7; Br. III. 8. 32; 9. 3; 10. 8, 11; M. 13. 8-9; Vā. 70. 27; 71. 4; 72. 9, 11, 17.

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*Ekapāṭalā*—One of the three daughters of Himavān and Menā; wife of Jaigīṣavya. Their mindborn sons were Śankha and Likhita. Performed penance under the wood of cerasus puddam; lived on a pāṭala once in every 2000 years.

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*Ekapāda* (I)—a Bhairava god.

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*Ekapāda* (II)—a name of Vighneśa. Br IV 44. 68.

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*Ekapādātmikā*—a śakti. Br IV. 44. 85.

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*Ekapingala*—a name of the king of the Yakṣas. Vā. 41. 8.

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*Ekarājyam*—in the Śankadvīpam. Vā. 48 31.

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*Ekarāṭ*—one becomes such by reciting Saptārciṣa in a śrāddha, also by princely gifts on that occasion¹ Prācīnabarhis was one² Sārvabhauma, son of Suvarman as;³ Mahāpadma as.⁴

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¹ Vā. 74. 30

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² Br II. 37. 25, III. 16 57, Vā. 63 24.

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³ Vā. 99. 186.

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⁴ Br. III. 74. 140.

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*Ekalavya*—King of Niṣādas; was stationed by Jarāsandha at the southern gate of Mathurā, and again on the southern gate during the seige of Gomanta;¹ brought up by hunters.²

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¹ Bhā. X. 50 11[4], 52. 11[8]; Br. III. 71. 190.

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² Vā. 96. 187.

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*Ekalas*—thirteen in number; lords of minor kingdoms; (Wilson's Mekalā). Vl. IV 24. 58.

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*Ekalingas*—kings (thirty-two) contemporaneous with the ten Śiśunāgas *Ekavimśam*—a Sāma.

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*Ekavīrā*—the goddess enshrined at Sahya hill; a mother goddess. M. 13. 40: 179. 17.

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*Ekaśṛṅga*—a hill south of the Mānasa. Vā. 36. 24.

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*Ekaśṛṅgā*—the queen of Śukra, formerly Yogotpatti, the pitṛ kanyā. Br. III. 10. 86-87.

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*Ekākṣa*—a Dānava with manuṣya-dharma. Br. III. 6. 15; Vā. 68. 15.

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*Ekākṣā*—a R. of the Ketumāla country. Vā. 44. 20.

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*Ekākṣī*—a mindborn mother. M. 179. 25.

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*Ekādaśaratha*—the son of Daśaratha, and father of Śakuni. Br. III. 70. 44; Vā. 95. 43.

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*Ekādaśivrata*—observed by Nanda. Bhā. X. 28. 1.

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*Ekānaṅgā*—came to see Kṛṣṇa and Satyabhāmā returning from Indra's Court.

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Ekāmranilaya (of Śiva)—is Kāñcī; during his separation from Pārvatī, Śiva sat under the āmra tree, and through Lalitā's grace, was formally married to Pārvatī, when he went to Kailāsa.

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Ekāmbhakam—a tīrtha sacred to the goddess Kīrtimatī—sacred to Pitṛs.

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M. 13. 29; 22, 51.

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Ekāyana—Ārṣeyapravara (Bhārgavas)

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M. 195. 43.

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Ekāra—the 11th Manu from the 11th face of the fourteen faced deva of Piṅgaḷa colour.

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Vā. 26 43

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Ekārṇava—a condition of deluge when Brahmā emerges out of the waters, enveloping the universe The Lord becomes Avyakta, now is the avatār of Hamsa-Nārāyaṇa,¹ full of darkness, of 1000 devavarṣas or years.²

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¹ Br IV 1. 173, 181, 234, M. 166 17, 167. 1 & 48, Vā. 100 179

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² Vā. 23 110; 24. 8, 28-7

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Ekārṣeyas—one of the eleven Vasiṣṭha branches.

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Vā. 70 90

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Ekāṣṭaka—the final form attained in Brahmaloka by Virajā, the mindborn daughter of Ajyapa Manes.

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M. 15. 24.

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Ekoddiṣṭam—to be performed every year, for this only three piṇḍas are prescribed; details of ritual.

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M. 18. 1 & 25; Vā. III. 13 23, 40

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Erakas—the grass growing on the seashore, supposed to be grown out of the particles of the musala given birth to by Sāmba and thrown into the sea by the order of the Yādava king.

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Elaka—a tīrtham sacred to Pitṛs.

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M. 22. 53.

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Elāpa(u)tra (I)—a 1000 headed Nāga; living with the sun for a part of the year; in the month of Nabha.

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Bhā. XII. 11. 37; Br. II. 23. 9; M. 6. 40; 126. 10; Vi. II. 10. 9.

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Elāpatra (II)—a Kādraveya Nāga.

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Br. III. 7. 34.

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Elāparṇa—the Nāga with the sun in Nabha and Nabhasya (Āvaṇi and Puraṭṭāśi).

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Vā. 52. 10.

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Elāputra—heard the Viṣṇu Purāṇa from Kambala and narrated it to Vedaśiras who went to Pātāla.

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Vi. VI. 8. 47-8.

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Elāpuram—a tīrtham sacred to Pitṛs.

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M. 22. 50.

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Elāmukha—a reptile of Pātāla.

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Aikāra—the 12th face of the fourteen faced Manu; piśanga of ashy colour. Vā. 26. 44

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Aikyasvarūpiṇī—a śakti. Br. IV 20. 18.

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Aikṣvāki (I)—the queen of Jantu. Her son was Śūra. M. 44. 45, 46 1.

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Aikṣvāki (II)—married Anādhrṣṭi. Her son was Śatrughna. M. 46 24.

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Aikṣvāki (III)—the wife of Purūdvaha, son of Satva. Vā. 95 47

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Aikṣvākus—Born in the family of Bṛhadbala and ending with Sumitra. Twenty-seven kings contemporaries of ten Śiśunāgas ¹ These are Bṛhadbala, Urukṣaya, Vatsadroha, Prativyoma, Divākara, Sahadeva, Dhruvaśva, Pratipāśva, Supratipa, Marudeva, Sunakṣatra, Kinnaraśva, Antarikṣa, Suṣeṇa, Sumitra, Bṛhadrāja, Kṛtamjaya, Raṇejaya, Sañjaya, Śākya, Suddhaudana, Siddhārtha, Prasenajit, Kṣudraka, Kulaka, Suratha and Sumitra.²

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¹ Br. III. 74. 104 & 136

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² M. 271. 4-14

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Went with Devāpi to Kalāpagrāma the future founders of Kṣatra in the 29th Caturyuga.³

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³ M. 273 56-7.

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Aida (Aila)—Purūravas (s.v.) son of Iḷā an Ikṣvāku and a rājarṣi;¹ family of.²

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¹ Vā. 2. 20; 32, 47. 56 1, 8, 91.

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² Ib. 51, 56

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Aiḍabila—a name for Kubera; the king of Paulastya Rākṣasas, Yakṣas and their sons and grandsons who were against Vedās and Yajñas.

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Aiḍaviḍa (I)—the son of Daśaratha, and father of Viśvasaha.

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Bhā. IX. 9. 41.

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Aiḍaviḍa (II)—a Paulastya Rākṣasa.

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Br. III. 8. 60.

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Aidhana—a god of Ābhūtarayas group.

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Br. II. 36. 55.

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Aindra—a division of the day;¹ the direction.²

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¹ Vā. 66. 41. ² Vā. 111. 40.

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Aindra-Iṣṭi—performed by Yuvanāśva for the birth of a son.

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Bhā. IX. 6. 26.

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Aindrī—Indra’s town; Amarāvatī.

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Bhā. X. 89. 44.

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Airaṇḍitīrtham—on the Narmadā; the confluence of the Airaṇḍī with the Narmadā is deemed very sacred.

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M. 191. 42-7 : 193. 65.

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Airāvata (I)—a species of white elephants with four tusks;¹ the elephant of Indra.² Lord of elephants; travelling in the sun’s chariot during the month of Kārtika,³ Indra rode on, to see Kṛṣṇa;⁴ defeated by Garuḍa in a fight between Kṛṣṇa and Indra.⁵

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¹ Bhā., X. 59. 37.

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² Vi. I. 9. 7, 25; 22. 5.

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³ Vi. II. 10. 12.

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⁴ Vi. V. 12. 2, 13 and 25; 29. 1.

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⁵ Vi. V. 30. 66.

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Airāvata (II)—the Nāga presiding over the month of Tapasya (Phalguna),¹ with the sun in the śarat.²

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¹ Bhā. XII 11. 40, Br II. 23, 3 and 14, III. 7 83 and 327, M. 6 39; 126. 15 Vā. 52 14; 69. 70

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Airāvata (III)—Bhauvana got hold of the sun's aṇḍakapāla and sang the Rathantara portion of Sāmagāna when an elephant appeared given to Irāvatī as son. Hence Airāvata the vehicle of Indra—the first king among elephants;¹ fourteen tusks;² Indra's mount, defeated by Vṛtra,³ came out of the amṛtamathana,⁴ sacred.⁵

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¹ Vā. 69 209-11, M. 8. 7 ² Bhā. VI. 11. 11, M. 133. 10, 177. 48. ³ Bhā. VIII. 8 4, X. 25 7 ⁴ Ib VIII. 8. 4 ⁵ Bhā. XI. 16. 17.

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Airāvatam—the uttarasthānam, has three roads or vīthis.

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Vā. 66 47-48.

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Airāvatī—R. A beautiful stream originating from the Himalayas, likened to a lady; served daily by Indra;¹ the region surrounding its source described.²

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¹ M. 114. 21; 115. 18-19; 116. 1-25 ² M. 118. 2-70

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Airāvativīthi—Here are the constellations Puṣya, Aśleṣa and Aditya (Punarvasu-Vā. P); in the uttarāmārga of the sun.

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Br. III. 3. 48, M. 124. 52 & 55, Vā. 66. 48.

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Airāvaṇa—a son of Irāvatī—the vehicle of Indra, also Irāvata.

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Br III. 7. 292 & 326.

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Aila (Aida)—surname of Purūravas; son of Budha and grandson of Soma; got six sons through Urvaśī; Aila to Kṣemaka, the last king of the lunar race, 100 branches of

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Bhā. II. 7 44, Br II. 28. 1-2, III. 74. 245 Vā. 1. 106, 85. 17, 90. 45, 91. 10; 99 266, 432, and 451; VI. III. 14. 11.

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*Ailapatra*—a nāga.

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*Ailavila*—another name for Kubera. Br. III. 7. 331; Vā. 69. 216.

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*Ailika*—a Bhārgava gotrakara. M. 195. 20.

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*Ailina*—a son of Apratiratha; father of four sons, Duṣyanta and others. Vi. IV. 19. 8-9.

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*Aiśvara*—a Parā gaṇa god. Br. IV. 1. 57.

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*Aiśvaryam*—eightfold: *aṇimā* and others; of kings in Tretāyuga; they are *aṇimā, laghimā, mahimā, prāpti, prākāmyam, īśitvam, vaśitvam*, and *kāmāvasāyitā (garimā)*; from these come three other kinds of *aiśvarya*:—*sāvadyam, niravdyam* and *sūkṣmam*. Br. II. 27. 127; M. 142. 68; Vā. 13. 2-6; 102. 97; 54. 52.

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*Aiśvarya-kāriṇī*—a śakti. Br. IV. 44. 85.

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*Aiśvaryasaṃgraha*—a gaṇa belonging to Rohita Prajāpati.

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Okāra—from the thirteenth face of the fourteen-faced deva of five colours, three akṣaras, three varṇas, tridevam, three mātras, three yogas.

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Oghavat (I)—son of Pratīka. Had a son of the same name.

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Bhā. IX. 2 18.

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Oghavat (II)—son of Oghavat I.

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Bhā. IX. 2. 18.

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Oghavatī—daughter of Oghavat I; wife of Sudarśana.

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Bhā. IX. 2.18.

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Oja—a son of Kṛṣṇa and Mādrī.

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Bhā. X. 61. 15.

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Ojas (I)—created by Brahmā from his mouth.

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Vi. I. 5. 48.

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Ojas (II)—the Yakṣa presiding over the month of Mādhava.

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Bhā. XII. 11. 34.

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Ojiṣṭha—a Pṛthuka god.

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Br. II. 36. 75.

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Oṇḍras—the kingdom of.

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Om—by protection;¹ a yogi is said to be of Aumkāra.² ¹ Vā. 5. 37; 25. 84; 30. 229. ²Vā. 19. 43.

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Omkāra—the symbol of Brahman;¹ served as a prop for the chariot of Tripurāri.² ¹ Br. II. 25. 63; IV. 36. 15. ² M. 133. 34-5.

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Omkāraprāpti—characteristic of; this is trimātrā with consonant and vowel; Om placed in the head resembles the moving of ants in the body; Praṇava is bow, ātmā arrow, Brahma, the aim to be shot at, without faltering; Om is three Vedas, three worlds, three fires, the three steps of Viṣṇu; Akāra is Akṣara, Ukāra is Svarita, Makāra is pluta; its head is heaven; more efficacious if performed monthly for many years than sacrifices like Aśvamedha; a hymn to Rudra. Vā. 20. 1-9, 32-33.

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Omkārabhavana—a place sacred for performing śrāddhas;¹ a tīrtham on the Narmadā.² ¹ Br. III. 13. 70; Vā. 77. 68. ² M. 22. 27; 186. 2; 195. 1.

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Oṣakāra—the sixth face of the fourteen faced God giving rise to Vijaya. Vā. 26. 38.

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Oṣadhī—a goddess enshrined at Uttarakuru. M. 13. 50.

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Oṣadhijaḥ (grāmya 16) kinds of corn; vrīhi (a kind of rice), yava (barley), godhūmā (wheat), aṇu (a small grain), tila (sesamum seeds), priyaṅgu (long pepper: saffron), udāra (a sort of grain), kāruṣa (a kind of sesamum), vītīnaka māṣa (beans), mudga (a kind of kidney-bean), masūra (kind of pulse), niṣpāva (a kind of pulse), kulutthika (horse gram) etc.¹

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Unsown and unploughed; 14 kinds; wild and good variety; when these got exhausted and the world was in a state of hunger and sadness, Brahmā milked the earth with seeds; 17 good varieties except the 14; coming in of cultivation and the name vārtā; for names see the text.² Same as the lord of.³