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INTRODUCTION | |
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I. |
INDRA, KING OF THE GODS | |
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II. |
THE GREAT VEDIC DEITIES | |
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III. |
YAMA, THE FIRST MAN, AND KING OF THE DEAD | |
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IV. |
DEMONS AND GIANTS AND FAIRIES | |
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V. |
SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS OF THE VEDIC AGE | |
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VI. |
MYSTERIES OF CREATION, THE WORLD'S AGES, AND SOUL WANDERING | |
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VII. |
NEW FAITHS: VISHNU RELIGION, BUDDHISM, AND JAINISM | |
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VIII. |
DIVINITIES OF THE EPIC PERIOD | |
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IX. |
PRELUDE TO THE GREAT BHARATA WAR | |
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X. |
ROYAL RIVALS: THE PANDAVAS AND KAURAVAS | |
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XI. |
THE TOURNAMENT | |
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XII. |
FIRST EXILE OF THE PANDAVAS | |
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XIII. |
THE CHOICE OF DRAUPADI | |
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XIV. |
TRIUMPH OF THE PANDAVAS | |
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XV. |
THE GREAT GAMBLING MATCH | |
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XVI. |
SECOND EXILE OF THE PANDAVAS | |
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XVII. |
DEFIANCE OF DURYODHANA | |
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XVIII. |
THE BATTLE OF EIGHTEEN DAYS | |
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XIX. |
ATONEMENT AND THE ASCENT TO HEAVEN | |
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XX. |
NALA AND DAMAYANTI | |
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XXI. |
WANDERINGS IN THE FOREST | |
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XXII. |
NALA IN EXILE | |
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XXIII. |
THE HOMECOMING OF THE KING | |
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XXIV. |
STORY OF RAMA: HOW SITA WAS WON | |
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XXV. |
THE RAPE OF SITA | |
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XXVI. |
RAMA'S MISSION FULFILLED | |
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INDEX |