CONTENTS

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Donald A. Mackenzie
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Introduction xvii
I. Indra, King of the Gods 1
II. The Great Vedic Deities 19
III. Yama, the First Man, and King of the Dead 38
IV. Demons and Giants and Fairies 61
V. Social and Religious Developments of the Vedic Age 76
VI. Mysteries of Creation, the World's Ages, and Soul Wandering 97
VII. New Faiths: Vishnu Religion, Buddhism, and Jainism 119
VIII. Divinities of the Epic Period 138
IX. Prelude to the Great Bharata War 157
X. Royal Rivals: the Pandavas and Kauravas 173
XI. The Tournament 185
XII. First Exile of the Pandavas 195
XIII. The Choice of Draupadi 213
XIV. Triumph of the Pandavas 224
XV. The Great Gambling Match 237
XVI. Second Exile of the Pandavas 249
XVII. Defiance of Duryodhana 270
XVIII. The Battle of Eighteen Days 285
XIX. Atonement and the Ascent to Heaven 310
XX. Nala and DamayantÍ 328
XXI. Wanderings in the Forest 340
XXII. Nala in Exile 353
XXIII. The Homecoming of the King 364
XXIV. Story of Rama: How Sita was Won 374
XXV. The Abduction of Sita 394
XXVI. Rama's Mission Fulfilled 408
Index 429

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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