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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}'''Viprachitti''' is | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}'''Viprachitti''' is a demoniac personality.<ref>A Classical Dictionary of India, p. 173</ref> As per Surya Puran he became the king of [[Danavas]] after his brother [[Puloman]] was killed by [[Indra]]. Viprachitti married [[Holika]] who was the sister of [[Hiranyakashipu]] and daughter of [[Diti]]. He was one of the 100 sons of Sage [[Kashyapa]] and [[Danu (Asura)|Danu]]. He was the most powerful of the hundred.<ref>http://gloriousindia.com/scriptures/puranas/padma_purana/the_origin_of_deities_demons_and_serpents.html Glorious India-Padma Purana-The origins of Deities Demons and Serpents</ref> | ||
In another story mentioned in the [[Padma Purana]], he married [[Simhika]], the daughter of Hiranyakashipu and his son was [[Svarbhanu]]. His army defeated [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]] under the guidance of [[Svarbhānu|Svarbhanu]]. | In another story mentioned in the [[Padma Purana]], he married [[Simhika]], the daughter of Hiranyakashipu and his son was [[Svarbhanu]]. His army defeated [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]] under the guidance of [[Svarbhānu|Svarbhanu]]. | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Viprachitti later incarnated as [[Jarasandha]] in the Mahabharata. | Viprachitti later incarnated as [[Jarasandha]] in the Mahabharata. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Vemacitrin]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:04, 15 May 2022
Viprachitti is a demoniac personality.[1] As per Surya Puran he became the king of Danavas after his brother Puloman was killed by Indra. Viprachitti married Holika who was the sister of Hiranyakashipu and daughter of Diti. He was one of the 100 sons of Sage Kashyapa and Danu. He was the most powerful of the hundred.[2]
In another story mentioned in the Padma Purana, he married Simhika, the daughter of Hiranyakashipu and his son was Svarbhanu. His army defeated Devas under the guidance of Svarbhanu.
Aftermath[edit]
Viprachitti later incarnated as Jarasandha in the Mahabharata.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ A Classical Dictionary of India, p. 173
- ↑ http://gloriousindia.com/scriptures/puranas/padma_purana/the_origin_of_deities_demons_and_serpents.html Glorious India-Padma Purana-The origins of Deities Demons and Serpents
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