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 | | Devaki's fault according to the Panchganga: she had remarried outside her community. | | | Devaki and Basanta were among 20 other Bhil women who were forcibly brought to the Panchganga. | | | "Devaki went to the Panchganga expecting that judges would fine her as is the custom of community panchayats." |
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http://www.the-week.com/23jan26/cover.htm
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| | His sister Devaki prayerfully begs him to spare the life of the girl who means no harm to him. | | | Devaki gives birth to sons, one every year; Kamsa kills them all including the first son whom he let go earlier. | | | Vasudeva comes to Devaki's rescue immediately and tells Kamsa, "O Brother-in-law, there is no need to kill her now; no one knows that she will bear sons. |
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http://www.bhagavadgitausa.com/bg16.htm
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| | Mythological tales devaki |
| | Devaki had forgotten about the divine appearance of Lord Vishnu that he had shown to her at the time of his manifestation. | | | She became free from all kinds of attachments and illusions and with this blissful knowledge, her mind was absorbed in meditation of the Lord. | | | When Devaki heard that Krishna had brought the dead son of his 'Guru' (teacher) back to life to pay his ' Gurudakshina', she insisted him to bring all his previous seven dead children back alive. |
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http://www.urday.com/devaki.htm
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| | Hiding in their home, too frightened to move, Tysh holding on to her little feline, Mischief and crying loudly in Devaki's arms, Israel trying to be brave, but visibly terrified of what was happening around them. | | | Doesn't that seem just a bit excessive amount of time to wait?" Devaki looked over the scene before her, noting the furnishings of the living quarters, the atmosphere of casual hominess, the abundance of plants throughout the living space. | | | It seems he was already on his way here to meet his sister." "Reason?" Devaki asked as she fell into step beside her tall partner. |
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http://www.mirarialpacafarm.com/~archives/fod.txt
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| | INDOlink - Short Stories - Inspector Devaki - The Eve Teasers |
| | Devaki blushed, seeing him but composing herself told him she had come to talk to him. | | | Devaki did not tell the woman her official identity, but only said she wanted to see him on an urgent matter. | | | The woman who invited her in was also dressed neatly although the clothes were torn in places and stitched to hold. |
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http://www.indolink.com/Stories/Publish/s218.html
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| | Lord Krishna, His teachings and Lilas |
| | Devaki shone with the holy spirit of the universal Lord imparted mentally by Vasudeva. | | | After the wedding celebrations were over, King Ugrasena bid a tearful farewell to Devaki who was almost like a daughter to him. | | | On hearing this divine prophecy, Kansa immediately pulled out his sword and caught Devaki by her hairs. |
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http://home.comcast.net/~surfings/SriKrishna/krishnalilas/krishnalilas2.htm
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| | Lord Balaram's Appearance Day |
| | The other boy who is actual the son of Devaki, will be known as Syama for His blackish complexion and Krsna for His all attractiveness, and by some he will be known as Vasudeva, the son of Vasudeva. | | | Narada Muni reassured Devaki that Kamsa would not kill this child, and that Krsna is coming just to kill the demons so that the devotees may live in the world peacefully. | | | All kinds of auspicious omens were seen all around prior to Krsna's appearance, and in the heavens the all-auspicious 'nakshatra' of Rohini welcomed the Lord to begin His pastimes. |
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http://www.salagram.net/parishad140.html
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| | Notwithstanding the strict watch kept, Devaki was overshadowed by Vishnu, the holy spirit, and thus gave birth to that god's avatara, Krishna as the incarnated ray of the Logos. | | | The seven sons of Devaki killed by Karsa before the birth of Krishna symbolize the seven human principles. | | | She was shut up in a dungeon by her brother, King Kansa, for fear of the fulfilment of a prophecy which stated that a son of his sister should dethrone and kill him. |
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http://www.experiencefestival.com/devaki
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| | Stories of Lord Krishna |
| | Devaki's maternal love nullified the Brahma's curse and her six sons returned to their respective positions in the heavenly planets. | | | Krishna and Balarama met their parents, but Devaki and Vasudeva were struck with awe seeing the prophecy fulfilled, and because of a feeling of reverence they were afraid to embrace their sons. | | | Another telling detail to consider is that the first six sons of Devaki (killed by Kamsa), known as the Sad-gandarba, were also the first six sons of Hiranyakashipu (the older brothers of Prahlada in the gurukula). |
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http://surrealist.org/gurukula/krishna.html
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| | Dr. Devaki Kutty Mataji |
| | Devaki Kutty Mataji is one such worthy person, whom the Lord Almighty decided to make a channel and an instrument for the manifestation of His kindness, compassion, solace and succour. | | | This is a tribute to Dr. Devaki Kutty, my spiritual sister due to her discipleship to our most revered Guru Bhagavan, H.H. Parampujya Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj. | | | Otherwise it is the divine plan that He manifests His divine grace, compassion and active help by and through chosen human agencies and instruments, that have proved worthy of being thus used as channels by their exemplary lives and their exceptional character, conduct and their noble and benign nature. |
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http://www.dlshq.org/saints/kutty.htm
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| | Nick's Baha'i FAQ, part 3, section 2 (Krishna) |
| | Because the Supreme Personality of Godhead was within her womb, Devaki illuminated the entire atmosphere in the place where she was confined. | | | However, when told by the great saint Narada Muni that the demons of the world (such as Kamsa) were going to be annihilated, Kamsa feared that any child of Devaki might kill him. | | | The cause of death will be her sons. |
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http://klausjames.tripod.com/bahai3krishna.html
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| | INDOlink - Short Stories - Inspector Devaki - Meets Sathya |
| | She was living alone in a small house in a slum area and had minded her own business not mingling with the neighbours either. | | | That night, Devaki had a phone call from SP Jagadish, "Hi Smarty, What ya say?" Jagadish asked in his arrogant manner. | | | She thanked Sathya and told him she would do all she can to get the true culprit. |
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http://www.indolink.com/Stories/Publish/s244.html
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| | Dwarkadhish.org Journey from Shri Krishna to Dwarkadhish :: Birth at Mathura |
| | Due to this prophecy Kansa was frightened and in an immediate reaction, he imprisoned both Devaki and the bridegroom Vasudeva. | | | The Shri took birth from the Devaki's foetus. | | | They got the intuition that the last child is not an ordinary child, It is the Shri, who promised to the world," I am born from time to time in order to establish true religion in the world" Vasudev and Devaki bowed to the Shri and started praying. |
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http://www.gurjari.net/dwarkadhish/html/english/5/2.htm
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| | Krishna Book Chapter 2: Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Krsna in the Womb |
| | On account of being forcibly attracted to the womb of Rohini, He will be known as Sankarsana and would be the source of all spiritual power or bala, by which one could be able to attain the highest bliss of life which is called ramana. | | | She was joyful, for she could understand that Lord Visnu had taken shelter within her womb, but at the same time she was sorry that as soon as her child would come out, Kamsa would kill Him. | | | When Kamsa killed the six babies of Devaki and Vasudeva one after another, many friends and relatives of Kamsa approached him and requested him to discontinue these heinous activities. |
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http://www.krsnabook.com/ch2.html
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| | Pradyumna: "Suta Gosvami said: O brahmanas, King Yudhisthira fully supported the statements of the Queen, which were in accordance with the principles of religion and were justified, glorious, full of mercy and equity, and without duplicity. | | | Nakula and Sahadeva (the younger brothers of the King) and also Satyaki and Arjuna, the Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krsna, son of Devaki, and the ladies and others all unanimously agreed with the King." | | | People may inquire, "What kind of Bhagavan He is? He has taken birth as the Devaki-suta. |
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http://www.prabhupadavani.org/Bhagavatam/text/141.html
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| | Vasudeva and Devaki realized that the born child was no human, but a divine incarnation. | | | They jointly praised the glory of the Lord and counted it a blessing that the Lord had grown in her womb before manifesting Himself. | | | The Lord appeard in divine form at first and then, the lying-in-chamber in the prison was filled with a dazzling light. |
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http://www.bsu.edu/classes/magrath/305s01/child/krishna2.html
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| | When Devaki was pregnant with her seventh child by Vasudeva, the Lord appeared in their cell, revealing himself to them in his divine form. | | | Six sons did he kill this way, and most miserable were Devaki and Vasudeva, bemoaning the sons they had lost and bemoaning the holy child who was but one child away. | | | You know how the Lord vowed to come down to Earth himself, to take flesh like you and me, to be born of woman and yet not of man. You know this. |
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http://www.noshame.org/scripts/johnston031226.htm
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| | In Her ThiruppAvai Paasuram, ANDAL does not mention explicitly the name of Devaki or YasOdhai, but refers to both of them as "oruthi". | | | Here "Oruthti " is a respectful reverence to the matchless ones (adhvidhyALs), who had the Bhaagyam of giving birth to Him and raising Him. | | | All of those auspiciousness has been attained by the divine woman,YasOdhai). |
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| | Festivals of India - GOKULASHTAMI |
| | The divine Sage Narada once, came to Kansa and advised him not to disregard the law of 'Dharma' and foretold, that the eighth child of Devaki would slay him, if he continued to be wicked and revengeful. | | | Maha Vishnu took various avatars to protect the mortal world from the evildoers and sinners. | | | Vasudeva was the chief of 'Shooras' and married Devaki one of the seven daughters of Devaka. |
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http://www.aryabhatt.com/fast_fair_festival/Festivals/Gokulashtami.htm
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| | She is the consort of the mythical king Vasudeva, mother of Krishna and Balarama (born of hairs from the head of Vishnu which that god placed in her womb). | | | Article "Devaki" created on 02 December 1997; last modified on 02 December 1997 (Revision 1). |
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| | Nepali Times News |
| | Devaki recalls Prachanda learning the prayers to Goddess Durga from his father and uncle because there was no school in the village until he was eleven. | | | Longing to meet Prachanda, Devaki even sent him two letters. | | | Since Prachanda’s mother Devrani Bhawani was sickly, Devaki was in charge of his upbringing and looked after him until he was six. |
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http://www.nepalnews.com/ntimes/september14-20-2001/nepali-press.htm
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| | IndiaParenting.com - Stories of Krishna - Krishna’s Birth |
| | Not wanting to take chances with the birth of the eight child, Kamsa had Vasudeva and Devaki thrown into the dungeon chained. | | | Now Kamsa not wanting to have the blood of his sister on his hands agreed and instead placed them under house arrest. | | | Old King Ugrasena of Mathura had two children, Prince Kamsa and Princess Devaki. |
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http://www.indiaparenting.com/stories/krishna/krishna01.shtml
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| | Devaki's brother, Kasma, believed the eight children would kill him, so he slaughtered the first six. | | | Devaki, a Hindu mother goddess mentioned in epic and | | | In order to save the remaining two, Vishnu after impregnating Devaki with two hairs from his head had Balarama transferred to the womb of the goddess Rohini, and Krishna to Yasoda, the wife of a cowherd, Nanda. |
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http://www.themystica.com/mythical-folk/~articles/d/devaki.html
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| | PANCHAYAT RAJ: WOMEN CHANGING GOVERNANCE |
| | Devaki helped to develop networks of advocates for women's empowerment, including the network of Economists Interested in Women's Issues and the Ghandian Women's Network. | | | She also edited the book entitled Indian Women which was published by the Government of India in honour of International Women's Year in 1975. | | | She is also a founding-member of Kali, the first feminist publishing house in Asia. |
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http://www.sdnp.undp.org/gender/resources/mono5.html
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| | Devaki - Mother of Krishna - Indian Mythology |
| | With the help of divine intervention, Vasudeva exchanged his eigth son Krishna with the daughter of Nanda, another Yadava chieftain. | | | Devaki - Mother of Krishna - Indian Mythology | | | When it was prophesized that the eigth child of Devaki and Vasudeva would be the slayer of Kamsa, he imprisoned his sister and husband, putting to death every child born to them. |
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http://members.cox.net/apamnapat/entities/Devaki.html
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| | Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The war of the worlds |
| | Duties and the age-old traditions of the family and the community bind her husband who has no time for her. | | | Director Shyamaprasad says Rajat lived near a temple for a few days to observe the Namboodiris at close quarters. | | | He feels he is not discharging his dharma to his wife though he is correctly fulfilling his dharma to god and others around him. |
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| | Religion, Television & the Info. Superhwy - Waymark Press - Robert Lewis Shayon |
| | With Devaki Jain she edited Speaking of Faith: Global Perspectives on Women, Religion, and Social Change and with Francoise Mallison she edited Devotion Divine: Bhakti Traditions from the Regions of India. | | | Her most recent book, Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras (Beacon Press, 1993), is in the area of Christian theology. |
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http://www.waymarkpress.com/religion2.html
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| | The former had a son, Kamsa, and the latter had only one daughter, Devaki. | | | On learning from Narada that the threat to his life might come from anyone of Devaki’s children, Kamsa killed six of them. | | | The Magadha Emperor, Jarasandha, gave his daughters in marriage to Kamsa, who harboured increasing hatred against the Yadavas, from whom he apprehended the threat to his life, and also because, according to Narada’s words to Kamsa, the Gods had incarnated as Yadavas with the advent of Krishna. |
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http://members.rediff.com/saivani/Kamsa.htm
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| | Mike's History p 73 - Krishna. Birth and Incarnation (as Govinda.) |
| | Then came that blessed moment when the whole universe took an auspicious appearance; a mild fragrant breeze blew, the sky was bright and the hearts of the good became tranquil and happy; accompanying the rolling waves of the sea, the clouds rumbled. | | | The Mystic Power of the Lord (Yoga-Maya) will also be born to further the Lord's plan." | | | Surasena of the race of the Yadus was living at Mathura and one day Vasudeva, son of Sura, was driving in procession in his chariot with his newly married bride Devaki, daughter of King Ugrasena. |
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| | The Birth of Lord Krishna |
| | In prison she gave birth to 6 kids which Kansa brutally killed, but when Devaki conceived for the seventh time, gods transformed the embryo to the womb of Rohini, Vasudev's second wife who gave birth to a son whom was named Balram. | | | Devaki was his sister and was married to a noble man Vasudev. | | | He had imprisoned his father in order to become the king. |
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http://mama.indstate.edu/users/swasati/birth_krishna.htm
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| | VISHNU PURAN - URDAY.com |
| | Kansa in the excitement was ready to kill Devaki ten and there but Vasudev convinced him saying that he would himself hand over all his children to him. | | | Vasudev, the son of Shoorsen was married to Devaki, the daughter of Devak. | | | There in his abode, Lord Vishnu instructed Mahamaaya (personified illusion) to implant the six foetuses who were in Pataal in the womb of Devaki, one by one. |
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| | Indian Mythology - Hindu Mythology Articles, Facts @ Indian Divinity.com >> KRISHNA AVATAR |
| | This way six of Devaki's sons were killed one by one by Kansa. | | | King Ugrasena' s brother named Devak had a beautiful daughter named Devaki, who was married with Vasudeva to ensure peace between the two tribes. | | | Her husband's kinsmen, who took away the child immediately on birth in a nearby town named Gokul at the house of his friend, Nanda, where Vasudeva's elder wife, Rohini, was living, saved the seventh son of Devaki. |
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http://webonautics.com/mythology/avataar_krishna.html
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| | But a miracle took place on the birth of the eighth son, who was none other than Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. | | | Though he was not of the demon race, he was likened to a demon because of his evil ways. | | | On the occasion of the wedding of his cousin, Devaki, there was a prophecy that Devaki's eighth son would slay Kansa. |
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http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/9380/87832
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| | The needs of the poor come first - Interview with Devaki Jain, by Monte Leach, Share International Archives |
| | What have been some of the lessons you've learned about what works and what doesn't work to alleviate poverty and make people's lives better around the world? | | | Devaki Jain: My own experience tells me that issues such as the existence of poverty and the inequality between men and women are very clearly political issues. | | | One of the errors we've been making is to see them as issues which can be dealt with solely by human development efforts. |
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http://www.shareintl.org/archives/economics/ec_mlneeds.htm
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| | They say, "Seeing is Believing" therefore We invite you to Witness and validate our claims. | | | Devaki Guest House is located at the heart of the city near by Town planning department. | | | It is one of the family guest house with modern ammunities, which provides comfortable stay, real enjoyment and homely atmosphere. |
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http://www.pondicherry.com/devaki
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| | Messiah Truth: A Jewish Response to Missionary Groups |
| | Founded Communions of Saints, and Churches into which disciples were received by Baptism | | | Krishna was born of the virgin Devaki; the Savior Dionysus was born of the virgin Semele. | | | Buddha too was born of a virgin, as were the Egyptian Horus and Osiris. |
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| | Perizaad’s Devaki in 5 international film fests |
| | Selected for five international film festivals, this Perizaad Zorabian —Suman Ranganathan starrer is about two women who come to the village to teach English to young women. | | | A lot of our movies are creating a niche for themselves abroad. | | | After Matrubhoomi, Raincoat and Antar Mahal, it’s time for Bappaditya Bandopadhyay’s Devaki to win accolades abroad. |
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http://www.indiafm.com/news/2005/09/07/5779
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| | Carnatica.com - Kiddies' Corner: Krishna's Story - The Fall of Kamsa |
| | This appealed to him and thus were spared the lives of Devaki and Vasudeva. | | | Devaki begged for mercy and promised to surrender to him all the children that may be born to her. | | | One after the other, seven children were taken away from the parents as soon as they were born and killed at the behest of the cruel Kamsa. |
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http://www.carnatica.net/krishna.htm
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| | The Hindu : Metro Plus Bangalore / Personality : With noble intentions |
| | Devaki explains: "This list is a recognition of the spaces in which women build peace, which are often non-conflict spaces and for their work, which doesn't have the political flash that work for peace in conflict situations does." | | | Devaki Jain can be called on 23614113 or 98450-66024 | | | Nominations for the list were sought in 2003 and were gathered from all over the world with the help of 20 co-ordinators; more than 2,000 women from 153 countries were proposed, the international project team selected 1,000 of these candidates. |
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http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/07/27/stories/2005072701110100.htm
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| | Indian Heritage - Hindu Gods - Dasavataram - Balarama |
| | He had a daughter called Devaki who was married to Vasudevar. | | | The outraged Kamsan rushed to kill Devaki, but Vasudevar pleaded, that since the trouble was from Devaki's children, he would hand over all her children to Kamsan. | | | Rohini gave birth to a beautiful and powerful child who was named Balarama. |
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http://www.saigan.com/heritage/gods/balaram.htm
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| | Welcome to Devaki Fashions |
| | It was the philosophy and a sence of pervasiveness, coupled with an ardent zeal and foresight that brought Sri Deokinanadan Sarda along with his Son Pramod Sarda and creating an attractive venture under the style and name of Devaki Fashions. | | | It's normal feeling that when you consider yourself in any environment, you'd like to merge with it, or rather be a partisan to the surroundings. | | | This place functions as an effice-cum-sales center event today. |
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http://www.devakifashions.com
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| | Return of Devaki's Six Dead Sons |
| | She took them on her lap again and again, smelling their heads and thinking, "He has gotten my lost children back!" For the time being she was overpowered by the energy of Visnu, and in great motherly affection she enjoyed the company of her lost children. | | | Lord Krishna and Lord Balarama took away the six conditioned souls and returned to the city of Dvaraka, where Lord Krishna presented them as little babies before His mother, Devaki. | | | Return of the Six Departed Sons of Devaki |
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http://puskarpaintings.com/returndevason4838.htm
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| | The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Ruth Manorama, Devaki Jain in race for Nobel Prize |
| | BANGALORE: Two women, Devaki Jain and Ruth Manorama, have brought credit to the city after being chosen to be included in "1,000 women for Nobel Peace Prize 2005". | | | Jain, well known economist and social worker, said: "We are only two faces to represent the many faceless women of the world struggling to keep this planet safe from conflict and violence. | | | Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu |
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http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/05/stories/2005070514250200.htm
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| | DEVAKI HEALTH CARE CENTRE india trivandrum medicine |
| | Devaki Health Care Centre is one of the premier institute in Kerala engaged in Kerala System of Massage Therapy, Massage Therapy, according to the ancient Sanskrit text Ashtanga Hrudaya, will preserve and promote positive health and prevent and cure diseases. | | | Retards the ageing process in man and bestows long life. |
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http://epages.webindia.com/india/ayurveda_devaki
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| | Sudeep Audio : Devaki Pandit |
| | However, Devaki began her formal training at the age of ten under Pt. | | | Devaki has performing since the age of 9 at various functions. | | | Devaki has performed for the Indian Music Group, In the presence of stalwarts like Pt. |
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http://www.sudeepaudio.com/artistes/devaki.htm
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