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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== | ||