In Hindu literature, Andhaka (Sanskrit: अन्धक, IAST: Andhaka; lit. "He who darkens") refers to a malevolent asura, whose pride is vanquished by Shiva...

lineage. The community was formed of various clans, being the Satvatas, Andhakas, Bhojas, Kukuras, Vrishni, Surasenas, and Abhira who all worshipped Krishna...

mahākāvya written by Ratnākara. The poem narrates Śiva's victory over Andhaka. It also describes Śiva's iconographic features and gives an exposition...

devis when Andhaka attacked Kailasha. Prahlada had strongly advised Andhaka against the invasion of Kailasha, but Andhaka refused. Andhaka was eventually...

Sadashiva Trimurti 5. Gangadhara 6. Wedding of Shiva 7. Shiva slaying Andhaka 8. Nataraja 9. Yogishvara 16. Linga East Wing Shrine 10. Kartikeya 11....

Parvati. Andhaka's son Adi, also an asura, takes the form of Parvati to seduce and kill Shiva with a toothed vagina in order to avenge Andhaka, but is...

mythology who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa. He was the son of the demon Andhaka, who was killed by the god Shiva. After discovering that Pārvatī was practicing...

Yadava tribe in the Indian epic of Mahabharata. They were a branch of the Andhaka clan, who were in turn descendants of the Satvata clan descended from King...

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gopas. According to F.E. Pargiter, he was the son of Hṛidika, born in the Andhaka clan of the Yadu dynasty. Kritavarma is said to have encouraged, or in...

demon Andhaka was killed by Lord Shiva. Sangam epics recount that it was here that Avvayar was blessed with a vision of her lord slaying Andhaka and she...

therefore, a democracy (with an elected ruler). Some examples were the Andhaka and Vrsni Rajanyas who followed the system of elected rulers. Ram Sharan...

Ashokasundari. According to Doniger, two regional stories depict demons Andhaka and Jalandhara as the children of Shiva who war with him, and are later...

(Contemporary to Suryavanshi King Kusha) Andhaka was another Yadava King whose descendants were called Andhakas. Mahabhoja Raivata (Contemporary to Suryavanshi...

Kalyanasundara (wedding of the Shiva and Parvati) and the defeat of asura Andhaka by Shiva. Garden and Entrance Closer look of the dome of temple ShivaLingam...

solely credits Chamunda, not the other matrikas of sipping the blood of Andhaka. Having drunk the blood, Chamunda's complexion changed to blood-red. The...

Yudhishtira took his javelin (which was once used by Shiva to kill the demon Andhaka) and hurled it at Shalya. That divine weapon struck squarely on his leg...

conquered in devotion rather than combat. The king left the regency to Andhaka, and erected an ashrama to propitiate Nara-Narayana, and apologised for...

Buddha, through whose help Buddhism gained ground in Mathura country. The Andhakas and Vrishnis of Mathura/Surasena are referred to in the Ashtadhyayi of...

assaulting the warriors who are on Kritavarma's side. The Bhojas and the Andhakas, incensed and drunk, surround Satyaki as Krishna comes to his aid. However...

appears as a cursory tale in the story of subduing of his adopted son Andhaka by Shiva. The demon king Hiranyaksha confines the earth to Patala. Vishnu...

Varuna. As per the story, she was created to drink the blood of a demon Andhaka. She is also one of the 64 yogini(s). Dalal, Roshen (18 April 2014). Hinduism:...

from the Mahabharata ॐ Alāyudha - A powerful asura from the Mahabharata ॐ Andhaka ॐ Anuhlāda - Son of Hiraṇyakaśipu ॐ Apasmāra ॐ☸ Aśva - Son of Diti ॐ Atikāya...

unsuccessfully attempted to stop them, the Yadavas, the Vrishnis, and the Andhakas held a meeting to discuss the matter. After Krishna comforted them, they...

(Vṛṣṇi-daśāh, 'Stories on characters from the legendary dynasty known as Andhaka-Vṛṣṇi') Six Chedasūtras (Texts relating to the conduct and behaviour of...

In Matsya Purana, Shiva had created seven Matrikas to combat the demon Andhaka, who had the ability to duplicate from each drop of his blood that falls...

dialogue between a Theravadin and an Andhaka (the Mahasamghikas in the Andhra region). In the dialogue, the Andhaka is asked by the Theravadin if one knows...

thought to be based on the mythic episode of Shiva spearing the demon Andhaka with his trident. Note the elephant hide (the skin of Gajāsura, whom Shiva...

Ashokasundari: Mahadev and Parvati's Daughter; Kartikeya, Ganesha's and Andhaka's Sister Lavanya Bhardwaj / Rishi Khurana as Nahusha Sadhil Kapoor / Alpesh...

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