Brahmarakshasas
Brahmarakshasas are powerful and dangerous spirits in Hindu traditions, commonly understood as learned Brahmins who became rakshasas after grave wrongdoing,…
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Chanda
Chanda is an asura general in the Devi Mahatmya, paired with Munda and sent by Shumbha to capture the Goddess…
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Daityas are a major lineage of powerful beings in Hindu traditions, descended from Diti and the sage Kashyapa and often…
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Dhumralochana is an asura commander in the Devi Mahatmya, sent by Shumbha with a vast army to seize the Goddess…
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Dushana is a rakshasa commander in the Ramayana, allied with Khara at Janasthana and slain by Rama during the destruction…
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Banasura is a powerful asura king, remembered as the thousand-armed son of Bali, a devotee of Shiva and the ruler…
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