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OF CULTURE
 
GOVERNMENT OF
 
100
 
JAYA
 
INDEX
 
SL
 
Asuras to whom he is related through
his mother.
 
VRAJA. The hamlet of Nanda, where
Krishna spends his boy hood; also called
Gokula; referred to also as Nandavraja
and Nandagokula (Nanda's hamlet).
 
VRAJAUKAS.-The inhabitants of the
Vraja, the hamlet of Nanda.
 
VRISHABHA.-A cowherd.
 
VRITRA. The evil spirit created by
Tvashta in his sacrificial fire, to kill Indra
who murdered Visvarupa, the son of
Tvashta ! also referred to as Tvashtra,
son of Tvashta.
 
VYASA. The original composer of the
Bhagavata and other Puranas and the
Bharata; father of Suka, who recites the
Bhagavata to king Parikshit; a manifesta-
tion of the Lord: also called Badarayana
and Krishna.
 
YADUS. The race to which Vasudeva,
Kamsa
and Krishna belong; also
perish in a mutual fight
 
Yadavas; they
after a carouse.
 
YAKSHAS.-A class of semi-divine
 
beings.
 
YAMA. The god of death; his capital
s called Samyamani; hence he is
referred to as Samyamanipati (Lord of
Samyamani); also called Dandapani.