Aghasura
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Aghasura (अघासुर), is a demon (asura) from Hindu, (Vedic) tradition, and one of the generals of King Kamsa.
In the Bhagavata purana it is stated that he assumed the form of a vast serpent, and Krishna's companions, the cowherd boys, entered its mouth, mistaking it for a mountain cavern. Krishna upon seeing this, came to there rescue, killing Aghasura.
[edit] References
- A Dictionary of Hindu Mythology & Religion by John Dowson, ISBN 978-81-246-0108-2
- Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- "The Killing of the Aghasura demon" - Srimad Bhagavatam, 10th Canto, translated by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
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