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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Ten Daityas


Ten Daityas of fierce exploits came there, each accom¬ panied by a crore of followers. There were many others too (ready) for war. Their leader was 
  1. Jambha. - https://6tri.blogspot.com/search/label/Aghora
  2. Kujambha - https://6tri.blogspot.com/search/label/Kujambha
  3. Mahisa - See Down
  4. Kunjara - http://08ru.blogspot.com/search/label/Gajasura
  5. Mesa - Survived  
  6. Kalanemi - https://harekrishnainfo.blogspot.com/search/label/Kala 
  7. Nimi - https://6tri.blogspot.com/search/label/Nimi 
  8.  Mathana - https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Eagle 
  9. Jambhaka -https://6tri.blogspot.com/search/label/Jambhaka
  10. Sumbha. - See Down
Mahisha and Sumbha were to be killed by women hence Vishnu spared them

Thus there were ten great Daityas as their chiefs. All the leading Daityas had huge moun¬ tain-like bodies and were very fierce m exploits. They had different kinds of weapons. They were masters of various kinds

Embles
  1. Grasana, the Commander-in-chief, shone with the emblem of a crocodile on his flag. 
  2. The face of Pisaca was the emblem of Jambha. It was made of iron. 
  3. There was the symbol of donkey shaking its tail on the flag of Kujambha. 
  4. A lustrous golden figure of jackal shone as the emblem of Mahisa. 
  5. Vulture was the emblem of Kunjara, that of Mesa was Raksasa. 
  6. Mahakala was the emblem of Kalanemi; 
  7. big whale was the emblem of Nimi; 
  8. that of Mathana Raksasi and 
  9. that of Jambhaka was crow. 
  10. Big wolf was the symbol of Sumbha. 
Such were the flags that shone. The emblems (on the flags) of others were of various sizes and designs.

Chariots
  1. The chariot of Grasana was fitted with a hundred swift-footed tigers with gold necklaces and it shone. It had the loud sound of great clouds.
  2. A hundred lions were yoked to the chariot of Jambha. 
  3. The chariot of Kujambha was fitted with donkeys having the faces of Pisacas; 
  4. that of Mahisa with as many camels and 
  5. that of Gaja was.fitted with as many horses. 
  6. The chariot of Mesa was fitted with terrible panthers; 
  7. that of Kalanemi with elephants. 
  8. Nimi was seated on a mountain supported by four elephants which resembled huge clouds, which had the fragrance (of ichor) and each of which had four curved teeth. 
  9. The great Daitya named Mathana shone on a black horse a hundred Hastas long, which had golden ornaments, which had been rendered splendid by a cluster of white chowrie s and which had a flower garland (round its neck). He had a noose in his hand. 
  10. Jambhaka had mounted a camel that had a necklace of tinkling bells. 
  11. The Danava named Sumbha was riding on a great cloud named Kalamunca (‘showering at the proper time’). 
Other Danava warriors had different kinds of vehi¬ cles and weapons. They had fierce armours of variegated (colours and shapes). They were adorned with ear-rings and turbans. They had different kinds of upper garments, garlands and orna¬ ments. They had smeared different kinds of unguents and sweet scents. They were being eulogized by hundreds of bards and panegyrists. Great and powerful warriors went ahead with different retinues to the accompaniment of different kinds of musical instruments. In that army there were many warriors and soldiers engrossed in (listening to) various kinds of heroic stories. That army of the lion among Daityas was seen to be terrible in its form. The dust particles of the ground embraced (i.e. covered) the horses, the chariots and the foot soldiers.

Source

https://6tri.blogspot.com/search/label/SkandaPurana  

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