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Y OF CULTURE
संस्कृति
GOVERNMENT OF
INDEX,
Parasurama; had a thousand hands
could stem the flood of river with his
hands; inprisoned Ravana; was a Yogin
who miraculously appeared in the minds
of his erring subjects and prevented them
from committing sin.
423
JNA
HOW
ASURAS.-The demons; other names:
Daityas, Danavas (sons of Diti and Dana).
BADARI.-The sacred hermitage in the
Himalayas, of Narayana and Nara; also
called Badarikasrama: Uddhava retires
to this place and attains salvation; also
called Visala.
BAKA. A demon friend of Kamsa, who
attacks Krishna in the form of a crane
and is killed by him.
BALARAMA.-Elder brother of Krishna;
born of Rohini to whose womb he is
transferred from Devaki's by Yoga Maya;
an incarnation of the great serpent Sesha;
marries Revati; kills the demons
Dhenuka and Pralamba; also called
Bala, Rama, Sankarshana, Rohiniputra
and Baladeva.
BALI.-The king of the demons; grand-
son of Prahlada, hence called Prahladi;
son of Virochana, hence called Vairo-
chana; a virtuous monarch; is however
subdued by the Lord, for the sake of the
Devas, in the forms of Vamana and
Trivikrama; is sent by him to the
netherworld where he is made an
संस्कृति
GOVERNMENT OF
INDEX,
Parasurama; had a thousand hands
could stem the flood of river with his
hands; inprisoned Ravana; was a Yogin
who miraculously appeared in the minds
of his erring subjects and prevented them
from committing sin.
423
JNA
HOW
ASURAS.-The demons; other names:
Daityas, Danavas (sons of Diti and Dana).
BADARI.-The sacred hermitage in the
Himalayas, of Narayana and Nara; also
called Badarikasrama: Uddhava retires
to this place and attains salvation; also
called Visala.
BAKA. A demon friend of Kamsa, who
attacks Krishna in the form of a crane
and is killed by him.
BALARAMA.-Elder brother of Krishna;
born of Rohini to whose womb he is
transferred from Devaki's by Yoga Maya;
an incarnation of the great serpent Sesha;
marries Revati; kills the demons
Dhenuka and Pralamba; also called
Bala, Rama, Sankarshana, Rohiniputra
and Baladeva.
BALI.-The king of the demons; grand-
son of Prahlada, hence called Prahladi;
son of Virochana, hence called Vairo-
chana; a virtuous monarch; is however
subdued by the Lord, for the sake of the
Devas, in the forms of Vamana and
Trivikrama; is sent by him to the
netherworld where he is made an