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RY OF CULTURE
तिम
GOVERNMENT
SI
JA
ther of Balarama and Krishna; also
called
Sauri, Anakadundubhi and
Surasuta.
INDEX
VASAVI. A name of Satyavati; so
called because of her being the daughter
of Vasu, that is Uparichara Vasu; mother
of Vyasa; wife of king Santanu.
VASUKI. A great serpent who is used
as the rope when the gods and the
demons churn the milky ocean; referred
to as Nagaraja also.
VATSA. A demon who desires kill
Krishna, taking the form of a calf;
Krishna kills him.
VAYU. The Wind-god.
VENA. Descendant of Dhruva; a
tyrant who is cursed to death by sages
and Brahmins. See footnote on p. 61.
VISHNUYASAS.-The Brahmin of
Sambhala village, whose son the future
Avatara of the Lord (Kalki) will be.
VISVAKARMAN.-The architect of the
gods; makes the Vajra or thunderbol
for Indra out of sage Dadhichi's bones,
to kill Vritrasura.
VISVARUPA.-A Brahmin; son of
Tvashta; hence called Tvashtra; sought
by Indra during the absence
Brihaspati; acts as Indra's priest, but is
slain by Indra for his partiality for the
तिम
GOVERNMENT
SI
JA
ther of Balarama and Krishna; also
called
Sauri, Anakadundubhi and
Surasuta.
INDEX
VASAVI. A name of Satyavati; so
called because of her being the daughter
of Vasu, that is Uparichara Vasu; mother
of Vyasa; wife of king Santanu.
VASUKI. A great serpent who is used
as the rope when the gods and the
demons churn the milky ocean; referred
to as Nagaraja also.
VATSA. A demon who desires kill
Krishna, taking the form of a calf;
Krishna kills him.
VAYU. The Wind-god.
VENA. Descendant of Dhruva; a
tyrant who is cursed to death by sages
and Brahmins. See footnote on p. 61.
VISHNUYASAS.-The Brahmin of
Sambhala village, whose son the future
Avatara of the Lord (Kalki) will be.
VISVAKARMAN.-The architect of the
gods; makes the Vajra or thunderbol
for Indra out of sage Dadhichi's bones,
to kill Vritrasura.
VISVARUPA.-A Brahmin; son of
Tvashta; hence called Tvashtra; sought
by Indra during the absence
Brihaspati; acts as Indra's priest, but is
slain by Indra for his partiality for the