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- proper noun Hinduism He is one of the Saptarishis (meaning "seven sages"), a revered Vedic
sage and the author of Agastya Samhita.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ashish says his wife Shamita chose the name Agastya for their son.
India eNews 2009
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Those sacred waters were called Agastya, and Saubhadra and
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Those sacred waters were called Agastya, and Saubhadra and Pauloma of great holiness, and Karandhama of great propitiousness yielding the fruits of a horse-sacrifice unto those that bathed there, and Bharadwaja, that great washer of sins.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And there also is the great tirtha called Hiranyavinda on the Kalanjara hills, and that best of mountains called Agastya, which is beautiful, sacred and auspicious.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And there also is the great _tirtha_ called Hiranyavinda on the Kalanjara hills, and that best of mountains called Agastya, which is beautiful, sacred and auspicious.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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When she was eight, Agastya, who was the guru of the Renuka Raja, advised him to have his daughter married to Jamadagni when she reached maturity.
Archive 2009-08-01 photographerno1 2009
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At Mount Kailas, Lord Shiva entrusted the dwarf saint sage Agastya with two hillocks, with instructions to carry and install them in South India.
2008 January 28 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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At Mount Kailas, Lord Shiva entrusted the dwarf saint sage Agastya with two hillocks, with instructions to carry and install them in South India.
Thaipusam -Marvellous World of Dr Glenn Losack MD « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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In The Prospectus of the Arya itself "was printed The Colloquy of Indra and Agastya, published in the first issue of Arya and later reproduced in The Secret of the Veda."
Archive 2007-05-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2007
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And Agastya also (with that wealth) did all that his wife Lopamudra had desired.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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