Some Folk Goddesses of Ancient and Mediaeval India

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• “She, according to the story narrated there, was mstrumental 10 bringing to life the dead and discarded child: of Brhadratha, the king of Magadha.”

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• “The Raksasi Jari, who belonged to Rajagrha and its environs and who used to feed on blood and flesh, happening to come by that way put the two halves of the child together and thus brought it back to life.”

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• “Though she used to feed on children, she thought of restoring this particular child 10 trs parents; assuming the shape of ત beautiful female Agure she approached Brhadratha and handed tt over to him and his તુણલલડ who had come outside their palaces en hearing the vigorous cries of ‘the tevived child.”

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