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BHAUMA. A demon of five heads born
of Earth; killed by the Lord. See foot-
note on p. 364; also called Mura and
Naraka.
 
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BHIMA.-The second of the
Pandavas, the cousins of Krishna; also
Bhimasena, Vrikodara; celebrated in the
Bharata.
 
BHISHMAKA.-A king of the Vidarbhas;
father of Rukmini. wife of Krishna; also
referred to as Kundinapati.
 
BHOJAS-A tribe related to the
Yadavas.
 
BHRIGUS.-The Brahmin family, the
priests of the Asuras; hence Sukra, chief
among them, is called Bhargava.
 
BHUMI.-Mother Earth; lifted out of
the primaeval waters by the Lord who
incarnated himself as the Boar; other
names: Ga, Mahi, Kshma, Urvi.
 
BINDUSARAS.-The lake on whose banks
Manu met sage Kardama and gave him in
marriage his daughter Devahuti.
 
BRAHMA. The first manifestation, as
creator (Vidhata), of the supreme Lord,
in the navel-lotus of the Lord lying
on Adisesha on the waters; other names:
Svayambhu, Aja, Virincha, Paramesthi,
Atmayoni, Hamsavahana, Satadhriti,
Kamalasana, Vedhas, Dhata, Vidhi,
Atmabhu.
 
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