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In the Rāmāyaṇa, Viśvāmitra tells Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa the story of Tāṭakā when they reach a forest inhabited by her.Viśvāmitra states that a yakṣa named Suketu had undertaken austerities to obtain children, and was given a daughter with the strength of a thousand elephants named Tāṭakā, but not a son.
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In Hinduism, Kali (Devanāgari: कलि, IAST: Kali, with both vowels short; from a root kad, 'suffer, hurt, startle, confuse') is the being who reigns during the age of the Kali Yuga and acts as the nemesis of Kalki, the tenth and final avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.
In Hindu mythology, Mada is a gigantic asura (demon) from the Hindu text, Mahabharata. It is created by sage Chyavana in response to the Ashvins returning his youth and vision. Mada's name (मद) means the intoxicator, his strength being feared by the king of devas, Indra.
In an alternate mythology, Hayagriva refers to a demon who stole the Vedas and was slain by Vishnu in his Matsya (fish) avatar, a story presented in the Bhagavata Purana. [ 10 ] [ 12 ] In a third version, a mythology presented in medieval era Devi-Bhagavata Purana , Vishnu appears in a hybrid human-body, horse-headed form called Hiyagriva who ...
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Top panel: Krishna killing Putana. Bottom panel: The people of Vraj cutting Putana's body and burning her body. The legend of Putana and Krishna is narrated in many Hindu texts: the Bhagavata Purana, the Harivamsa (appendix of the Mahabharata), the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, the Vishnu Purana, the Garga Samhita and the Prem Sagar.