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Dvarapala is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as a warrior or fearsome giant, usually armed with a weapon - the most common being the gadha mace. Nairrata are demon soldiers of Kubera's army, described to have defeated king Mucukunda. Vālakhilyas were great sages, 60,000 in number, born of the parents Kratu and Kriyādevī. They were of ...
In particular, after the death of Jayadratha, when the battle continued on past sunset, his powers were at their most effective (at night). After performing many heroic deeds on the battlefield and fighting numerous duels with other great warriors (including the Rakshasa Alamvusha, the elephant-riding King Bhagadatta , and Aswatthaman , the son ...
Asuri is the feminine of an adjective from asura and in later texts means 'belonging to or having to do with demons and spirits'. [45] Asuri parallels Asura in being "powerful beings", and in early Vedic texts includes all goddesses. [46] The term Asuri also means a Rakshasi in Indian texts. [47] [4]: 120–133
Sakaṭāsura - A cart-demon sent by Kamsa to crush a three-month-old Krishna, but was reduced to pieces by the infant with a single kick. [5] Trinavarta - A whirl-wind demon who abducted the child Krishna and carried him to the sky, but was choked by the deity and crushed to death against a rock upon his descent.
Ravana: blessed by his fearsome 10,000 year tapasya to be the most powerful being on earth, invulnerable to every God, demon and living being, save man. Although an expert on the Vedas , a great king, and a great devotee of Shiva , he is the emperor of evil due to his patronage of demons, murder of kings and humiliation of the Gods headed by Indra.
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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. ...
Daayan is sometimes used interchangeably with the term churel (Hindi: चुड़ैल cuṛail), although conceptual and cultural differences exist between them. A churel is a vengeful ghost that arise from the death of a woman during pregnancy or childbirth, with preternatural powers similar to a witch.