Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Who are the greatest Asuras of Indian epics?

 The strongest asuras are as follows :

Madhu and kaitabha :

  • They are created by Vishnu from two droplets of water
  • They covered the entire universe with darkness and stole the vedas from Brahma
  • Vishnu slayed them using Vaishnavastra and recreated the three worlds using their corpses .

Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu :

  • They both terrorized the universe and defeated everyone except Trimurti
  • They were slain by Varaha and Narasimha

Ravana Kumbhakarna :

  • They defeated all the gods combined and conquered the three worlds
  • They were finally slained by Rama avatar

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