Paila

Paila Paila was one of the main disciples of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, the others being Jaimini, Sumanta, Shuka and Vaishampayana.

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Patalas

[spacer height=”20px”] Patala The pāṭala is an essential grīṣma flower, used to create garlands that hang around women’s necks to complement their śirīṣa earrings and mallikā-woven hair.  Summer breezes are laced with the scent of its freshly-bloomed flowers. Botanical name is:Stereospermum colais – A large deciduous tree growing throughout India, leaves…

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Punnaga

[spacer height=”20px”] Punnaga Tree Punnaga or Calophyllum inophyllum is a large evergreen plant, commonly called Alexandrian laurel, ball tree, beach calophyllum, beach touriga, beauty leaf, Borneo-mahogany, Indian doomba oil tree, Indian-laurel, laurelwood, red poon, satin touriga, and tacamahac-tree. It is native from East Africa, southern coastal India and Australia. Calophyllum inophyllum is a low-branching and slow-growing tree with a broad and irregular crown. It usually reaches 8 to 20 m (26 to 66 ft)…

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Pitris

Pitris The Pitris (Sanskrit: पितृ, the fore-fathers), are the spirits of the departed ancestors in Hindu culture. They are often remembered annually. The most complete accounts about the Pitṛs are found in the Vayu Purana and Brahmanda Purana and both are practically identical. The account in the Harivamsha is shorter but agrees closely with them. The similar but brief accounts are…

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Pratyagraha

Pratyagraha Pratyagraha was the second son of Vasu Uparichara, the Chedi king and Girika [Mahabharata: Shantanu, Ganga, Bhishma and Satyavati]. 

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Partha

Partha Son of Pritha is called Partha. It is used to describe Arjuna, Yudhishthira and Bhimasena.

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Pandya

Pandya Kind Pandya fought along side Yudhishthira. On the 12th day of war Vrishasena, competent for the feat, resisted with showers of arrows king Pandya who was rushing to battle like Indra himself following the Asuras for smiting them.

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