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INDEX
VAJRA.-Krishna's grandson; survives
the Yadavas; is installed as king by Arjuna
at Sakra-(Indra) prastha.
VAJRANABHA.-This is taken as a descrip-
tive attribute of the discus presented to
Krishna by Agni; some take it also as
another
name of Krishna's Chakra,
Sudarsana.
VALALA. The name
cook assumes in his
Virata's court.
which Bhima as
incognito life at
VALANA.-An ally and assistant of
Duryodhana who helps the latter to poison
Bhima's food.
VARANAVATA.-A city lying close to the
capital of the Kauravas, Hastinapura; the
Pandavas are asked to go there to witness
the festival of Siva and an attempt is made
to burn them in a lac house there.
VASUDEVA. A Yadava; son of Sura;
Krishna's father; Matula (uncle of the first
three Pandavas), Sauri (son of Sura).
VASUS. A group of the Devas, eight in
number; Bhishma is an incarnation of a
Vasu; in the end, he joins them.
VAYU. God Vayu; invoked by Kunti;
gives birth to Bhima, the second Pandava.
VEDANGAS.-The six lores auxiliary to
the Vedas: Phonetics, Prosody, Grammar,
Etymology, Astronomy, and Ritual codes.
VEDAS.-The revealed scriptures of
the Hindus.
INDEX
VAJRA.-Krishna's grandson; survives
the Yadavas; is installed as king by Arjuna
at Sakra-(Indra) prastha.
VAJRANABHA.-This is taken as a descrip-
tive attribute of the discus presented to
Krishna by Agni; some take it also as
another
name of Krishna's Chakra,
Sudarsana.
VALALA. The name
cook assumes in his
Virata's court.
which Bhima as
incognito life at
VALANA.-An ally and assistant of
Duryodhana who helps the latter to poison
Bhima's food.
VARANAVATA.-A city lying close to the
capital of the Kauravas, Hastinapura; the
Pandavas are asked to go there to witness
the festival of Siva and an attempt is made
to burn them in a lac house there.
VASUDEVA. A Yadava; son of Sura;
Krishna's father; Matula (uncle of the first
three Pandavas), Sauri (son of Sura).
VASUS. A group of the Devas, eight in
number; Bhishma is an incarnation of a
Vasu; in the end, he joins them.
VAYU. God Vayu; invoked by Kunti;
gives birth to Bhima, the second Pandava.
VEDANGAS.-The six lores auxiliary to
the Vedas: Phonetics, Prosody, Grammar,
Etymology, Astronomy, and Ritual codes.
VEDAS.-The revealed scriptures of
the Hindus.