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Palashi

Also called: Palasi

The demon who comes to Vijaya's fire disguised as a mendicant, flees to the cave city of Bahuprabha and is killed there with his army; he had long tormented the Nagas.

Sources: Skanda Purana, Kaumarika Khanda 63, Vijaya's accomplishment of siddhi, tr. G. V. Tagare (Wisdom Library); Barbarika (Bharatkosh, bharatdiscovery.org, citing Bharatiya Sanskriti Kosh vol. 2, ed. Devendra Mishra, p. 525) · see Palashi's web

Relations 1

Palashi slain by

Barbarika (Mortal) All traditions · The guard at Vijaya's fire
In the cave city of Bahuprabha.

Stories 1

The guard at Vijaya's fire
Legend · as the disguised demon · 1 telling

Cited

Skanda Purana, Kaumarika Khanda 63, Vijaya's accomplishment of siddhi, tr. G. V. Tagare (Wisdom Library) Primary text (translation)
Barbarika (Bharatkosh, bharatdiscovery.org, citing Bharatiya Sanskriti Kosh vol. 2, ed. Devendra Mishra, p. 525) Encyclopedia