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Hiranya-garbha literally means ____.


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Hiranya-garbha means the golden womb.
It was a ritual in which it was believed that when this rite was carried out with the aid of Brahmanas, the sacrificer would experience a "rebirth" as a Kshatriya, even though he did not belong to the Kshatriya caste by birth. For instance, a Rashtrakuta chief named Dantidurga overthrew his Chalukya overlord and carried out the hiranya-garbha ritual to establish himself.
 
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Hiranya-garbha literally means ____.