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sanjivani vidya

संजीवनी विद्या saṃjīvanī vidyā

The knowledge that revives the dead, possessed by Shukra (Venus), teacher of the asuras; the reason the demons could be slain in battle and yet keep returning.

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  • The Navagraha: The Nine Planetary Powers Deities

    …e is the seer Ushanas of the Vedic memory, and he alone possesses the sanjivani vidya , the knowledge that raises the dead, which is the reason the asuras could be killed in battle again and again and yet keep …

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