Everyone and everything
Ravana
The ten-headed king of Lanka and a great devotee of Shiva: he tried to lift Kailash and was pinned under Shiva's toe…
Kaitabha
Twin of Madhu, born from Vishnu's ear-wax. Deluded by the Goddess in the Devi Mahatmya, the pair grant Vishnu a boon…
Madhu
One of the twin demons born from the wax of Vishnu's ears while he sleeps on the cosmic waters. With Kaitabha he…
Hiranyaksha
The demon king who adopted the blind child Andhaka. Stub entity for that story; the Vishnu cycle (Varaha) owns his full…
Maya Danava
Maya
The architect of the demons who built the three cities for Taraka's sons and, in the Bhagavata, revived the slain…
Rahu
Svarbhanu · Ketu
The asura Svarbhanu who drank the nectar in a god's disguise, was exposed by the sun and moon and beheaded by Mohini's…
Vajranabha
The demon Brahma kills with his lotus-weapon before the Pushkar sacrifice; where the petals fall the three Pushkar…
Muka
The demon who charged Arjuna as a wild boar and was shot at once by Arjuna and by Shiva the hunter. Stub entity.