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- ↑ The Upanishads. Penguin UK. 29 January 2004. ISBN 9780141938011.
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (17 January 2017). "Puloman: 10 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ Danielou, Alain (1 January 2017). The Myths and Gods of India: The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 287. ISBN 978-81-208-3638-9.
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