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The heavenly singers, called the Gandharvas, recited the Veda to entice
The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Edward Washburn Hopkins 1894
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841 In the mythology of the epics the Gandharvas are the heavenly singers or musicians who form the orchestra at the banquets of the
Ramayana. English Valmiki 1866
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The Gandharvas are heavenly minstrels of Indra's court, who are opposed to be witnesses.
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Him I call indeed a Brahmana whose path the gods do not know, nor spirits (Gandharvas), nor men, whose passions are extinct, and who is an Arhat (venerable).
The Dhammapada 2003
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For an instant it seemed to me that I heard the voices of the Gandharvas, the singers before the throne of the Pancreator.
The Urth of the New Sun Wolfe, Gene 1987
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Now, there was a ewe, with two lambs, tied to the couch of Urvasi and Pururavas, and the Gandharvas stole one of them.
Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Elias Owen
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I like to impart to thee the power of (producing) illusions which Gandharvas alone have.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And seeing the prowess of the princes armed with bows and arrows, the spectators thought that they were beholding the city of the Gandharvas, became filled with amazement.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The Fairy wife by and by relents, and her mortal lover became, by a certain sacrifice, one of the Gandharvas.
Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Elias Owen
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Gandharvas, said: 'This Urvasi has now dwelt a long time among mortals; let us see that she come back.'
Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Elias Owen
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