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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 ...
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.
Asura may also refer to: Asura (Buddhism), the lowest ranks of the deities of the Kāmadhātu; Asura, a genus of moths in the family Erebidae;
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.
The animal realm is a place for those who have tormented animals and will receive the same treatment. The asura are in this realm as well and wage war against the deva. The preta realm is created by greed and ignorance of humans. It is the place for those who have refused offerings and are controlled by avarice. [15]
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Brahmā, in a form composed of the quality of foulness, produced hunger, of whom anger was born: and the god put forth in darkness beings emaciate with hunger, of hideous aspects, and with long beards.
Mahishasura (Sanskrit: महिषासुर, IAST: Mahiṣāsura) is a bovine asura in Hinduism. He is depicted in Hindu literature as a deceitful demon who pursued his evil ways by shape-shifting. [1] [2] [3] Mahishasura was the son of the asura Rambha and the brother of demoness, buffalo named Mahishi (demoness). [4]