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290: 832: 353:, the creator-god, performed a sacrifice, out of which rose a winged, white horse called Uchchaihshravas. Uchchaihshravas again rose out of the cosmic Ocean of Milk and was taken by the king of the demons ( 31: 319:. When Krishna declares himself to be the source of the universe, he declares that among horses, he is Uchchaihshravas—he who is born from the amrita. 678: 337:
was installed as the first king on earth, others were also given kingship responsibilities. Uchchaihshravas was then made the king of horses.
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Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary With Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature
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A seven-headed winged Uchchaihshravas with other treasures from Samudra manthan.
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about the colour of Uchchaihshravas's tail. While Vinata—the mother of
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etc. While various sources list different treasures (
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music label uses a logo inspired by Uchchaihshravas.
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Ramachandra (1999). 574:"Vishnu Purana: Book 1: Chapter XXII" 532:from the original on 9 September 2006 386: 580:from the original on 8 December 2010 505: 215:- the goddess of fortune, who chose 207:—seized it and made it his vehicle ( 643:Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend 603:. Cosmo Publications. p. 175. 496: 462: 13: 624:Devahar, C R, ed. (1997). "2.47". 14: 1219: 830: 322: 140:. It is considered the best of 1198:Mythical many-headed creatures 617: 592: 562: 544: 514: 174: 127:long-ears' or 'neighing aloud' 1: 636: 303:(10.27, which is part of the 169: 7: 1193:Indian legendary characters 626:Kumāra-Sambhava of Kālidāsa 413: 111: 91: 10: 1224: 178: 138:churning of the milk ocean 1183:Hindu legendary creatures 1152: 1063: 981: 839: 828: 698: 554:(January 1977). "10.27". 407:Kingdom Come: Deliverance 101: 81: 50: 40: 28: 23: 1136:Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 576:. Sacred Texts archive. 528:. 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Svarga
Texts
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Hinduism
Sanskrit
IAST
Sanskrit
IAST
flying horse
churning of the milk ocean
horses
vahana
Indra
Bali
asuras
white
Samudra Manthana
Mahabharata
Samudra Manthana
the milk ocean
Indra
heaven
vahana
Lakshmi
Vishnu
amrita
elixir of life
Vishnu Purana

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