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Śaṅkhacūḍa - A jealous asura who abducted several gopis at Vrindavana, slain by Krishna in a fight. [8] Cāṇūra - a pugilist asura who served Kamsa, slain by Krishna in a wrestling match. [9] Kamsa - The tyrannical ruler of Mathura and uncle of Krishna who was slain to fulfil a prophecy, regarded as an asura by the Padma Purana.
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This version of the rakshasa was heavily inspired by an episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker [30] entitled "Horror in the Heights," which aired on December 20, 1974. [citation needed] Rakshasa appears in the Unicorn: Warriors Eternal episode "Darkness Before Dawn". He is a humanoid tiger similar to the D&D depiction.
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One hymn requests a son who is an asura. In nine hymns, Indra is described as asura. He is said to possess asurya 5 times, and once he is said to possess asuratva. Agni has total of 12 asura descriptions, Varuna has 10, Mitra has 8, and Rudra has 6. [10] Book 1 of the Rig Veda describes Savitr (Vedic solar deity) as an asura who is a "kind ...
Below is a non-exhaustive list of Rakshasas, a race of anthropomorphic spirits in Indian mythology.While many are malevolent, some are benevolent protectors of Dharma. ...
Trinavarta (Sanskrit: तृणावर्त, IAST: Tṛṇāvarta) is an asura who is featured in Hindu literature, most prominently in the Bhagavata Purana. [1] He is described to be a whirlwind asura dispatched by Kamsa to murder Krishna , but is slain by the deity instead.
An illustration from an 1866 Japanese book. Asura, who is described as an incarnation of Bodhisattva Kannon in this scene, gives a Buddhism sermon to folks. The asura realm is one of the realms one can be reborn into within the six realms. Rebirth here is a result of experiencing the fruits of wholesome karma while engaging in unwholesome karma.