- What does the word Asura mean in the Vedas?
Here Surya deva has said to slay the Asuras Finally,the word 'Asura' in the Vedas means possessed of breath or very powerfull beings and it also means the diffearent class of beings who quarell with the Devas as discribed in Brahmans and Puranas
- Difference between Devas, Daevas, Asuras and Rakshasa
What is the difference between Devas, Daevas, Asuras and Rakshasa fundamentally? It is very confusing to distinguish and characterize them without clear examples
- What is the story behind the nature of Asuras and Devas?
The nature of asuras is such because they were conceived in the womb of Diti at an improper time Desiring to have children and overcome by lust Diti approached sage Kashyapa at the evening time when ghosts, demons, etc were wandering lead by Shiva, the lord of ghosts So Kashyapa told Diti to wait for sometime because that time was inauspicious: This particular time is most inauspicious
- What makes an Asura an Asura? - Hinduism Stack Exchange
As in title Is it by birth? Especially righteous ones like Prahalada, Bali and to some extend Ravana And many of them are sons of saints So what defines an Asura?
- scripture - Why deities are called asuras in rig-veda why it became a . . .
Why deities are called asuras in rig-veda why it became a symbol of demons in post-rigvedic period? 7 He, strong of wing, hath lightened up the regions, deep-quivering Asura, the gentle Lead
- What happened to the asuras? - Hinduism Stack Exchange
The Asura Suhtra of great energy and the destroyer of foemen, became noted on earth as the fortunate monarch, Munjakesa That Asura of great intelligence called Nikumbha, who was never vanquished in battle was born on earth as king Devadhipa, the first among monarchs
- vedas - Is Asura Krishna mentioned in the Rigveda the same as Lord Sri . . .
2 No This apparently asura Krishna, mentioned in the Rig-Veda 8 96 13-17, if interpreted as a person, cannot be the Divine god (Bhagvān) of the Srimad Bhagvad Geeta This is because, Krishna was not killed by Indra, rather he chose to end his earthly past-times (leelas) through the medium of hunter Jara Indra is nowhere involved
- vedas - About Devas and Asuras - Hinduism Stack Exchange
I have read an article saying that the Asuras are historically referring to the people of Assyria and so Devas may also be refer to some kind of people historically What are your thoughts about th
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