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Devapriya

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Jit Majumdar


  1. dear to the gods; loved by the gods
  2. another name for Śiva, Gaņeśa and Kārttīkeya; an honorary epithet used for the great Mauryan Emperor Aśoka; the medicinal plant “bhŗńgarāja” or “keśarāja” (Wedelia calendulacea); (fem: devapriyā).

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