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Alarka

Also called: Dansha

A blood-drinking worm with eight feet that bored Karna's thigh while Parashurama slept on it; in truth the asura Dansha, cursed by Bhrigu and freed by Parashurama's look.

Sources: Mahabharata, Shanti Parva 2 to 3, tr. K. M. Ganguli · see Alarka's web

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Karna and the curse of his guru
From the epics · as the worm · 1 telling

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Mahabharata, Shanti Parva 2 to 3, tr. K. M. Ganguli Primary text (translation)