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INTRODUCTION |
xvii |
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I. |
INDRA, KING OF THE GODS |
1 |
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II. |
THE GREAT VEDIC DEITIES |
19 |
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III. |
YAMA, THE FIRST MAN, AND KING OF THE DEAD |
38 |
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IV. |
DEMONS AND GIANTS AND FAIRIES |
61 |
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V. |
SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS OF THE VEDIC AGE |
76 |
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VI. |
MYSTERIES OF CREATION, THE WORLD'S AGES, AND SOUL WANDERING |
97 |
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VII. |
NEW FAITHS: VISHNU RELIGION, BUDDHISM, AND JAINISM |
119 |
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VIII. |
DIVINITIES OF THE EPIC PERIOD |
138 |
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IX. |
PRELUDE TO THE GREAT BHARATA WAR |
157 |
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X. |
ROYAL RIVALS: THE PANDAVAS AND KAURAVAS |
173 |
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XI. |
THE TOURNAMENT |
185 |
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XII. |
FIRST EXILE OF THE PANDAVAS |
195 |
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XIII. |
THE CHOICE OF DRAUPADI |
213 |
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XIV. |
TRIUMPH OF THE PANDAVAS |
224 |
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XV. |
THE GREAT GAMBLING MATCH |
237 |
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XVI. |
SECOND EXILE OF THE PANDAVAS |
249 |
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XVII. |
DEFIANCE OF DURYODHANA |
270 |
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XVIII. |
THE BATTLE OF EIGHTEEN DAYS |
235 |
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XIX. |
ATONEMENT AND THE ASCENT TO HEAVEN |
310 |
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XX. |
NALA AND DAMAYANTI |
323 |
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XXI. |
WANDERINGS IN THE FOREST |
340 |
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XXII. |
NALA IN EXILE |
353 |
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XXIII. |
THE HOMECOMING OF THE KING |
364 |
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XXIV. |
STORY OF RAMA: HOW SITA WAS WON |
374 |
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XXV. |
THE RAPE OF SITA |
394 |
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XXVI. |
RAMA'S MISSION FULFILLED |
403 |
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INDEX |
429 |