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The Thousand-Headed Puruśa (1)

[2] “Make me handsome, give me victory, shower me with [...] and is my dearest bandhu?”

The Slave Trade in Women in Bengal (1)

[13] One more thing I have to say. In those days there were many very beautiful, talented girls and handsome boys who were purchased by weight [...] were adopted as daughters-in-law.

The Five Kinds of Conscience (Viveka) (1)

[22] Religious exploiters maintain an [...] poor disciples who fail to provide handsome prańámii (a fee [...] exploitation of human weaknesses.

Teby's Hair Bun (1)

[1] Krakaśa. Kram + d́a [...] person can be dressed superbly handsome. A witch-like woman can be changed [...] the purview of krakaśa.

Tantra and Indo-Aryan Civilization (1)

[82] After the Aryan settlement in India [...] say, “gods” meant the handsome Aryan leaders, and “demons” [...] through a compromise with Him.

Supreme Benevolence and Mundane Pleasure (Shreya and Preya) (1)

[17] Preya is of two kinds – priyabháva [...] same affection in his parents as a handsome son does. Does this attraction [...] nothing to do with external features.

Glossary (1)

[9] KARMA. Action; sometimes, positive [...] KINNARA/KINNARAH. Literally, “handsome or beautiful person”; one [...] great Tantric guru of 1500 BCE.

Sádhaná, Abhidhyána and Kiirtana (2)

[9] Today we think that such people [...] people commenting, “Oh, how handsome he looks with eyes as small as [...] stick-like arms of his make him look so handsome. The fellow can’t walk properly. [...] fellow is uglier than an owl.”

River and Civilization – Excerpt B (1)

[29] My private secretary went to the [...] wheels started moving. Suddenly, a handsome gentleman dressed in a military [...] Muzaffarpur; where are you going?”

Psycho-Acoustic and Inferential Acoustic Notes (Discourse 9) (3)

[43] As regards inferential acoustic [...] olden times one would determine how handsome a man was by seeing the length [...] for Draopadi’s Swayambara:

[46] A long hand was considered to be a symbol of beauty for a man, hence the word “handsome” was made to denote beauty. For [...] “beautiful”, for example, “handsome gentleman” but “beautiful lady”.

Panchu Dayas (1)

[9] After the marriage ceremony was [...] we became Christians. We found a handsome bridegroom for our daughter. Do [...] molasses cake was her speciality.

Meditative Songs Heard from Afar (2)

[1] After completing daily spiritual [...] apsarás were very handsome or lovely. In colloquial Bengali, [...] have been cut off. In those days, handsome men were also called apsarás [...] the Himalayas, there is a line:

Ku to Kuiṋjara (Discourse 27) (4)

[95] Anyway, what could I do? I was [...] We were all seated, however, the handsome young man who was shining amidst [...] buy such a beautiful coat?”

[96] The handsome young man said, “So you [...] I felt as light as air.”

[101] The handsome young man resumed, “Then [...] the price in US dollars.”

[106] The greedy, hobbledehoy young [...] truth. I was wondering who this handsome young man could be. Once I thought [...] edition of the same thing.”

Kárpat́ika to Kála (Discourse 23) (1)

[76] Iron ore, hematite or unrefined [...] “good looking” or “handsome”; sudarshaná is [...] better not to use it in that manner.

Kakubh to Kavaśńa (Discourse 17) (1)

[99] My private secretary went to the [...] wheels started moving. Suddenly, a handsome gentleman dressed in a military [...] Muzaffarpur; where are you going?”

In Adoration of the Supreme (2)

[61] Is it wise for human beings to [...] consider to be the wisest, more handsome than the one you consider to be the most handsome.

Inferiority Complex (1)

[16] Finally the monkeys said, “Your [...] really don’t want clean-shaven, handsome faces; we prefer to keep our own charcoal-coloured faces.”

Indukamala to Iyatta (Discourse 7) (1)

[43] “What is this?” I thought. [...] friendship. Both of them were quite handsome, but their inner beauty was even [...] trick my ears were playing on me!

Ik to Indura (Discourse 6) (1)

[90] The meaning of the Shloka is: Before a wedding the bride-to-be wishes the groom to be handsome, the mother of the bride wishes [...] be all the sweets they can eat.

Hello Reba, Goodbye Bhundibala! (1)

[44] She explained, “I found a [...] settled with the suitor. He’s as handsome as can be and intelligent, too. And he’s clever at housekeeping and cooking, too.”

Emanation (Discourse 20) (1)

[13] [Look at the young brahman, more handsome than Cupid, with eyebrows that [...] seems to be enveloped in ashes.]

Disembodied Souls and Microvita – Excerpt B (3)

[11] Kinnara. How handsome, how beautiful, how sweet! Is [...] inhabitants of that region are very handsome. In the past, they were called [...] “Kiḿpuruśavarśa”.

[12] The word “devayoni” [...] “kinnaravidyá”. In olden times, very handsome men were called “kinnaras” [...] the scope of kinnaravidyá.

As You Think So You Become (2)

[5] “You monkeys have the bad [...] Aiṋjaná. “‘Even in a handsome body, flies find a home in open [...] proverb is talking about you.”

[10] “But anyone with two eyes can see that Sita doesn’t have a nice long tail or handsome nose like us,” concluded the monkeys.