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The first of Danavas, who was known by the name of Viprachitti, became that bull among men, noted as Jarasandha.

And, O king, that son of Diti, who was known as Hiranyakasipu, was known in this world among men as the powerful Sisupala.

He who had been known as Samhlada, the younger brother of Prahlada, became among men the famous Salya, that bull amongst Valhikas.

The spirited Anuhlada who had been the youngest became noted in the world as Dhrishtaketu.

And, O king, that son of Diti who had been known as Sivi became on earth the famous monarch Druma.

And he who was known as the great Asura Vashkala became on earth the great Bhagadatta.

The five great Asuras gifted with great energy, Ayahsira, Aswasira, the spirited Aysanku, Gaganamurdhan, and Vegavat, were all born in the royal line of Kekaya and all became great monarchs.

That other Asura of mighty energy who was known by the name of Ketumat became on earth the monarch Amitaujas of terrible deeds.

That great Asura who was known as Swarbhanu became on earth the monarch Ugrasena of fierce deeds.

That great Asura who was known as Aswa became on earth the monarch Asoka of exceeding energy and invincible in battle.

And, O king, the younger brother of Aswa who was known as Aswapati, a son of Diti, became on earth the mighty monarch Hardikya.

The great and fortunate Asura who was known as Vrishaparvan became noted on earth as king Dirghaprajna.

And, O king, the younger brother of Vrishaparvan who was known by the name of Ajaka became noted on earth as king Salwa.

The powerful and mighty Asura who was known as Aswagriva became noted on earth as king Rochamana.

And, O king, the Asura who was known as Sukshma, endued with great intelligence and whose achievements also were great, became on earth the famous king Vrihadratha.

And that first of Asuras who was known by the name of Tuhunda, became noted on earth as the monarch, Senavindu.

That Asura of great strength who was known as Ishupa became the monarch Nagnajita of famous prowess.

The great Asura who was known as Ekachakra became noted on earth as Pritivindhya.

The great Asura Virupaksha capable of displaying various modes of fight became noted on earth as king Chitravarman.

The first of Danavas, the heroic Hara, who humbled the pride of all foes became on earth the famous and fortunate Suvahu.

The Asura Suhtra of great energy and the destroyer of foemen, became noted on earth as the fortunate monarch, Munjakesa.

That Asura of great intelligence called Nikumbha, who was never vanquished in battle was born on earth as king Devadhipa, the first among monarchs.

That great Asura known amongst the sons of Diti by the name of Sarabha became on earth the royal sage called Paurava.

And, O king, the great Asura of exceeding energy, the fortunate Kupatha, was born on earth as the famous monarch Suparswa.

The great Asura, O king, who was called Kratha, was born on earth as the royal sage Parvateya of form resplendent like a golden mountain.

He amongst the Asura who was known as Salabha the second, became on earth the monarch Prahlada in the country of the Valhikas.

The foremost, among the sons of Diti known by the name of Chandra and handsome as the lord of the stars himself, became on earth noted as Chandravarman, the king of the Kamvojas.

That bull amongst the Danavas who was known by the name of Arka became on earth, O king, the royal sage Rishika.

That best of Asuras who was known as Mritapa became on earth, O best of kings, the monarch, Pascimanupaka.

That great Asura of surpassing energy known as Garishtha became noted on earth as king Drumasena.

The great Asura who was known as Mayura became noted on earth as the monarch Viswa.

He who was the younger brother of Mayura and called Suparna became noted on earth as the monarch, Kalakirti.

The mighty Asura who was known as Chandrahantri became on earth the royal sage Sunaka.

The great Asura who was called Chandravinasana became noted on earth as the monarch, Janaki.

That bull amongst the Danavas, O prince of the Kuru race, who was called Dhirghajihva, became noted on earth as Kasiraja.

The Graha who was brought forth by Sinhika and who persecuted the Sun and the Moon became noted on earth as the monarch Kratha.

The eldest of the four sons of Danayu, who was known by the name of Vikshara, became known on earth the spirited monarch, Vasumitra.

The second brother of Vikshara, the great Asura, was born on earth as the king of the country, called Pandya.

That best of Asuras who was known by the name of Valina became on earth the monarch Paundramatsyaka.

And, O king, that great Asura who was known as Vritra became on earth the royal sage known by the name of Manimat.

That Asura who was the younger brother of Vritra and known as Krodhahantri became noted on earth as king Danda.

That other Asura who was known by the name Krodhavardhana became noted on earth as the monarch, Dandadhara.

The eight sons of the Kaleyas that were born on earth all became great kings endued with the prowess of tigers.

The eldest of them all became king Jayatsena in Magadha.

The second of them, in prowess, like Indra, became noted on earth as Aparajita.

The third of them, endued with great energy and power of producing deception, was born on earth as the king of the Nishadas gifted with great prowess.

That other amongst them who was known as the fourth was noted on earth as Srenimat, that best of royal sages.

That great Asura amongst them who was the fifth, became noted on earth as king Mahanjas, the oppressor of enemies.

That great Asura possessing great intelligence who was the sixth of them became noted on earth as Abhiru, that best of royal sages.

The seventh of them became known throughout earth, from the centre to the sea, as king Samudrasena well acquainted with the truths of the scriptures.

The eighth of the Kaleyas known as Vrihat became on earth a virtuous king ever engaged in the good of all creatures.

The mighty Danava known by the name of Kukshi became on earth as Parvatiya from his brightness as of a golden mountain.

The mighty Asura Krathana gifted with great energy became noted on earth as the monarch Suryaksha.

The great Asura of handsome features known by the name of Surya, became on earth the monarch of the Valhikas by name Darada, that foremost of all kings.

And, O king, from the tribe of Asuras called Krodhavasa, of whom I have already spoken to thee, were born many heroic kings on earth.

Madraka, and Karnaveshta, Siddhartha, and also Kitaka; Suvira, and Suvahu, and Mahavira, and also Valhika, Kratha, Vichitra, Suratha, and the handsome king Nila; and Chiravasa, and Bhumipala; and Dantavakra, and he who was called Durjaya; that tiger amongst kings named Rukmi; and king Janamejaya, Ashada, and Vayuvega, and also Bhuritejas; Ekalavya, and Sumitra, Vatadhana, and also Gomukha; the tribe of kings called the Karushakas, and also Khemadhurti; Srutayu, and Udvaha, and also Vrihatsena; Kshema, Ugratirtha, the king of the Kalingas; and Matimat, and he was known as king Iswara; these first of kings were all born of the Asura class called Krodhavasa.

A recent avatar of a Titan according to Sri Aurbindo

Without some Jnana, some knowledge & feeling of the Spirit within you, your work cannot be great; and the deeper your Jnana the greater your work. All the great creators have been men who felt powerfully God within them, whether they were Daivic, of the Olympian type like Shankara, or Asuric, of the Titanic type like Napoleon.

The name of Napoleon has been a battle-field for the prepossessions of all sorts of critics, and, according to their predilections, idiosyncrasies and political opinions, men have loved or hated, panegyrised or decried the Corsican. To blame Napoleon is like criticising Mont Blanc or throwing mud at Kinchinjunga. This phenomenon has to be understood and known, not blamed or praised. Admire we must, but as minds, not as moralists. It has not been sufficiently perceived by his panegyrists and critics that Bonaparte was not a man at all, he was a force. Only the nature of the force has to be considered. There are some men who are self-evidently superhuman, great spirits who are only using the human body.~ Sri Aurbindo

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The first of Danavas, who was known by the name of Viprachitti, became that bull among men, noted as Jarasandha.

And, O king, that son of Diti, who was known as Hiranyakasipu, was known in this world among men as the powerful Sisupala.

He who had been known as Samhlada, the younger brother of Prahlada, became among men the famous Salya, that bull amongst Valhikas.

The spirited Anuhlada who had been the youngest became noted in the world as Dhrishtaketu.

And, O king, that son of Diti who had been known as Sivi became on earth the famous monarch Druma.

And he who was known as the great Asura Vashkala became on earth the great Bhagadatta.

The five great Asuras gifted with great energy, Ayahsira, Aswasira, the spirited Aysanku, Gaganamurdhan, and Vegavat, were all born in the royal line of Kekaya and all became great monarchs.

That other Asura of mighty energy who was known by the name of Ketumat became on earth the monarch Amitaujas of terrible deeds.

That great Asura who was known as Swarbhanu became on earth the monarch Ugrasena of fierce deeds.

That great Asura who was known as Aswa became on earth the monarch Asoka of exceeding energy and invincible in battle.

And, O king, the younger brother of Aswa who was known as Aswapati, a son of Diti, became on earth the mighty monarch Hardikya.

The great and fortunate Asura who was known as Vrishaparvan became noted on earth as king Dirghaprajna.

And, O king, the younger brother of Vrishaparvan who was known by the name of Ajaka became noted on earth as king Salwa.

The powerful and mighty Asura who was known as Aswagriva became noted on earth as king Rochamana.

And, O king, the Asura who was known as Sukshma, endued with great intelligence and whose achievements also were great, became on earth the famous king Vrihadratha.

And that first of Asuras who was known by the name of Tuhunda, became noted on earth as the monarch, Senavindu.

That Asura of great strength who was known as Ishupa became the monarch Nagnajita of famous prowess.

The great Asura who was known as Ekachakra became noted on earth as Pritivindhya.

The great Asura Virupaksha capable of displaying various modes of fight became noted on earth as king Chitravarman.

The first of Danavas, the heroic Hara, who humbled the pride of all foes became on earth the famous and fortunate Suvahu.

The Asura Suhtra of great energy and the destroyer of foemen, became noted on earth as the fortunate monarch, Munjakesa.

That Asura of great intelligence called Nikumbha, who was never vanquished in battle was born on earth as king Devadhipa, the first among monarchs.

That great Asura known amongst the sons of Diti by the name of Sarabha became on earth the royal sage called Paurava.

And, O king, the great Asura of exceeding energy, the fortunate Kupatha, was born on earth as the famous monarch Suparswa.

The great Asura, O king, who was called Kratha, was born on earth as the royal sage Parvateya of form resplendent like a golden mountain.

He amongst the Asura who was known as Salabha the second, became on earth the monarch Prahlada in the country of the Valhikas.

The foremost, among the sons of Diti known by the name of Chandra and handsome as the lord of the stars himself, became on earth noted as Chandravarman, the king of the Kamvojas.

That bull amongst the Danavas who was known by the name of Arka became on earth, O king, the royal sage Rishika.

That best of Asuras who was known as Mritapa became on earth, O best of kings, the monarch, Pascimanupaka.

That great Asura of surpassing energy known as Garishtha became noted on earth as king Drumasena.

The great Asura who was known as Mayura became noted on earth as the monarch Viswa.

He who was the younger brother of Mayura and called Suparna became noted on earth as the monarch, Kalakirti.

The mighty Asura who was known as Chandrahantri became on earth the royal sage Sunaka.

The great Asura who was called Chandravinasana became noted on earth as the monarch, Janaki.

That bull amongst the Danavas, O prince of the Kuru race, who was called Dhirghajihva, became noted on earth as Kasiraja.

The Graha who was brought forth by Sinhika and who persecuted the Sun and the Moon became noted on earth as the monarch Kratha.

The eldest of the four sons of Danayu, who was known by the name of Vikshara, became known on earth the spirited monarch, Vasumitra.

The second brother of Vikshara, the great Asura, was born on earth as the king of the country, called Pandya.

That best of Asuras who was known by the name of Valina became on earth the monarch Paundramatsyaka.

And, O king, that great Asura who was known as Vritra became on earth the royal sage known by the name of Manimat.

That Asura who was the younger brother of Vritra and known as Krodhahantri became noted on earth as king Danda.

That other Asura who was known by the name Krodhavardhana became noted on earth as the monarch, Dandadhara.

The eight sons of the Kaleyas that were born on earth all became great kings endued with the prowess of tigers.

The eldest of them all became king Jayatsena in Magadha.

The second of them, in prowess, like Indra, became noted on earth as Aparajita.

The third of them, endued with great energy and power of producing deception, was born on earth as the king of the Nishadas gifted with great prowess.

That other amongst them who was known as the fourth was noted on earth as Srenimat, that best of royal sages.

That great Asura amongst them who was the fifth, became noted on earth as king Mahanjas, the oppressor of enemies.

That great Asura possessing great intelligence who was the sixth of them became noted on earth as Abhiru, that best of royal sages.

The seventh of them became known throughout earth, from the centre to the sea, as king Samudrasena well acquainted with the truths of the scriptures.

The eighth of the Kaleyas known as Vrihat became on earth a virtuous king ever engaged in the good of all creatures.

The mighty Danava known by the name of Kukshi became on earth as Parvatiya from his brightness as of a golden mountain.

The mighty Asura Krathana gifted with great energy became noted on earth as the monarch Suryaksha.

The great Asura of handsome features known by the name of Surya, became on earth the monarch of the Valhikas by name Darada, that foremost of all kings.

And, O king, from the tribe of Asuras called Krodhavasa, of whom I have already spoken to thee, were born many heroic kings on earth.

Madraka, and Karnaveshta, Siddhartha, and also Kitaka; Suvira, and Suvahu, and Mahavira, and also Valhika, Kratha, Vichitra, Suratha, and the handsome king Nila; and Chiravasa, and Bhumipala; and Dantavakra, and he who was called Durjaya; that tiger amongst kings named Rukmi; and king Janamejaya, Ashada, and Vayuvega, and also Bhuritejas; Ekalavya, and Sumitra, Vatadhana, and also Gomukha; the tribe of kings called the Karushakas, and also Khemadhurti; Srutayu, and Udvaha, and also Vrihatsena; Kshema, Ugratirtha, the king of the Kalingas; and Matimat, and he was known as king Iswara; these first of kings were all born of the Asura class called Krodhavasa.

A recent avatar of an Asura according to Sri Aurbindo

Without some Jnana, some knowledge & feeling of the Spirit within you, your work cannot be great; and the deeper your Jnana the greater your work. All the great creators have been men who felt powerfully God within them, whether they were Daivic, of the Olympian type like Shankara, or Asuric, of the Titanic type like Napoleon.

The name of Napoleon has been a battle-field for the prepossessions of all sorts of critics, and, according to their predilections, idiosyncrasies and political opinions, men have loved or hated, panegyrised or decried the Corsican. To blame Napoleon is like criticising Mont Blanc or throwing mud at Kinchinjunga. This phenomenon has to be understood and known, not blamed or praised. Admire we must, but as minds, not as moralists. It has not been sufficiently perceived by his panegyrists and critics that Bonaparte was not a man at all, he was a force. Only the nature of the force has to be considered. There are some men who are self-evidently superhuman, great spirits who are only using the human body.~ Sri Aurbindo

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The name of Napoleon has been a battle-field for the prepossessions of all sorts of critics, and, according to their predilections, idiosyncrasies and political opinions, men have loved or hated, panegyrised or decried the Corsican. To blame Napoleon is like criticising Mont Blanc or throwing mud at Kinchinjunga. This phenomenon has to be understood and known, not blamed or praised. Admire we must, but as minds, not as moralists. It has not been sufficiently perceived by his panegyrists and critics that Bonaparte was not a man at all, he was a force. Only the nature of the force has to be considered. There are some men who are self-evidently superhuman, great spirits who are only using the human body.

I was reading the description of army of Ganas who assembled during the Deva-Asura war. They were humanoid beings described as looking like tortoises (reminded me of the Mutant Ninja Turtles from Megan Fox movie), cocks, dogs, wolves, hares, cats , flies, crows, owls, mongoose, leopards, lions, tigers, sheep, baffaloes, porcupines, insects, worms (reminded me of the aliens from Men in Black movie), snakes etc. armed with diverse weapons and clad in diverse kinds of robes and ornaments. In Hindu cosmology, there is around 400,000 humanoid forms out of a total classification of 84 lakh (8.4 million) species in the universe.

King Vikramaditya was a Gana named Malyavat whom Lord Shiva sent to Earth.

The prominent ganas who assembled in the Deva-Asura wars, as per The Mahabharata.

Sankukarna, Nilkumbha, Padmai, Kumud, Ananta, Dwadasabhuja, Krishna, Upakrishnaka, Ghranasravas, Kapiskandha, Kanchanaksha, Jalandhama, Akshasantarjana, Kunadika, Tamobhrakrit, Ekaksha, Dwadasaksha, Ekajata, Sahasravahu, Vikata, Vyaghraksha, Kshitikampana, Punyanaman, Sunaman, Suvaktra, Priyadarsana, Parisruta, Kokonada, Priyamalyanulepana, Ajodara, Gajasiras, Skandhaksha, Satalochana, Jwalajibha, Karala, Sitakesa, Jati, Hari, Krishnakesa, Jatadhara, Chaturdanshtra, Ashtajihva, Meghananda, Prithusravas, Vidyutaksha, Dhanurvaktra, Jathara, Marutasana, Udaraksha, Rathaksha, Vajranabha, Vasurprabha, Samudravega, Sailakampin, Vrisha, Meshapravaha, Nanda, Upadanka, Dhumra, Sweta, Kalinga, Siddhartha, Varada, Priyaka, Nanda, Gonanda, Ananda, Pramoda, Swastika, Dhruvaka, Kshemavaha, Subala, Siddhapatra, Govraja, Kanakapida, Gayana, Hasana, Vana, Khadga, Vaitali, Atitali, Kathaka, Vatika, Hansaja, Pakshadigdhanga, Samudronmadana, Ranotkata, Prashasa, Swetasiddha, Nandaka, Kalakantha, Prabhasa, Kumbhandaka, Kalakaksha, Sita, Bhutalonmathana, Yajnavaha, Pravaha, Devajali, Somapa, Majjala, Kratha Tuhara Chitradeva, Madhura, Suprasada, Kiritin, Vatsala, Madhuvarna, Kalasodara, Dharmada, Manma, Thakara, Suchivaktra, Swetavaktra, Suvaktra, Charuvaktra, Pandura, Dandavahu, Suvahu, Rajas, Kokilaka, Achala, Kanakaksha, Valakarakshaka, Sancharaka, Kokanada, Gridhrapatra, Jamvuka, Lohajvaktra, Javana, Kumbhavaktra, Kumbhaka, Mundagriva, Krishnaujas, Hansavaktra, Candrabha, Panikurchas, Samvuka, Panchavaktra, Sikshaka, Chasavaktra, Jamvuka, Kharvaktra, and Kunchaka.

Source: https://sacred-texts.com/hin/m09/m09044.htm

There was, in ancient times, a king called Padma. He had a queen called Lila, and ruled a large kingdom extending thousands of miles. The queen was so attached to her husband that she did not want him ever to die. With grief in her mind as to how the death of her husband could be averted, she consulted the courtiers, ministers and learned pundits of the king's assembly.

“Is there any way to prevent the death of my husband?” the queen asked.

They all said, “There is nobody who can prevent the death of your husband. There is no remedy for that. Everybody who is born must die.”

Shocked to the core, weeping, striking her breast with grief, the queen went inside her room and burst forth in agony, deeply praying to the goddess of learning, Saraswati. Many days passed in the queen's great austere prayer to have a blessing from the goddess of knowledge.

The goddess appeared and asked Lila, “What do you want?”

“I do not want my husband to die. Please bless me,” Lila cried. “Bless me with this boon.”

The goddess did not answer the question. She simply said, “When he dies, cover his body with a cloth, and remember me.”

After many years, the king died in a room of the palace. The queen was at her wits' end. She again wept and cried, and called Saraswati, “Please come and bless me. I have lost everything.”

Again Saraswati, the great goddess, appeared. “What are you asking for?”

“I want to see my husband, wherever he is,” the queen replied.

“Oh, I see,” Saraswati said. “I shall take you to the place where your husband is living.”

Saraswati touched the queen's head, and they were transported to another order of space and time where her husband had reincarnated and was ruling another empire.

The queen looked around. “Where am I?”

Saraswati, who was beside her, said, “This is the empire of your own husband who has reincarnated into another space-time.”

“Where is my husband? He was an old man, seventy-two years old,” the queen said. “And this husband is seventy-two years old though he died only yesterday.”

“Don't ask questions. Just listen to whatever I say,” said Saraswati.

“No, it is not possible,” Lila cried. “What are you saying? A person who died yesterday has been reborn and is now seventy-two years old? Are you saying that he was born in this world seventy-two years ago, having died only yesterday? I cannot believe this. Don't confuse my mind. Oh, Goddess, bless me. What are you saying?”

Saraswati said, “I will confuse you further. Somewhere in another space-time there was a Brahmin couple who were very poor, living in a little room. Poverty was their only property, misery was their fate. One day they saw a large procession in which the king of the country was being carried on a palanquin. 'Oh,' they said, 'What a glory! If only we too could have that experience of being king and queen.' With this deep thought, they died.”

Continuing her story, the goddess Saraswati said, “Listen to me carefully. This Brahmin couple who died eight days ago were reborn as yourself and your husband in another space-time, where your king ruled for fifty years, and died.”

“What are you saying?” the queen said. “People who died eight days ago have been reborn in a kingdom where the husband ruled for fifty years? What is the connection between eight days and the fifty years of our lives?”

“Keep quiet and listen to me further. This old man is your own husband, born again in another space-time. He is seventy-two years old.”

Again Lila was shocked. “How is it possible?”

Saraswati continued. “Don't utter these words, 'How is it possible?' Yesterday can become tomorrow; tomorrow can become the present. There is no systematic arrangement of the order of space and time existing permanently everywhere in the cosmos. This idea of past, present and future is connected with the way in which the consciousness perceives the operation of space-time outside; and in the operational process of any individual observer being conditioned by space-time there is an interaction of relativity between seeing and the nature of the object, so that you cannot know what is actually happening. But if this relationship of the observer and the observed phenomena of space and time changes during the process of evolution, then immediately today becomes tomorrow, and a person can come tomorrow and leave yesterday. In this circumstance of there being an infinite number of space-time relations on the basis of infinite types of connection between the seer and the seen, there are infinite universes, and infinite gods are ruling these infinite universes.”

“Where is my husband now?” asked Lila.

Saraswati replied, “Here he is, a seventy-two-year-old man.”

As they were speaking, the empire of this seventy-two-year-old man was invaded by inimical forces. Suddenly war broke out, and the old king rushed with this military force and entered the barrage of military operations. In the Yoga Vasishtha this war is described in very great detail. Every little thing that happened in the war is described. Sometimes the invader appeared to win; sometimes the king appeared to win. Finally, the old king died.

Lila cried, “You tell me this is my husband, and now he has died a second time. Oh, I am going crazy. I don't want to hear anything more.”

Saraswati said, “No, you cannot be crazy because of my grace. I am only enlightening you. Now, what do you want?”

“I want to see my husband,” the queen said.

When Lila said she wanted to see her husband, she did not mean that she wanted to see the old man. She wanted to see that form which was dead in a room in a different place.

It so happened that the old king who had just died in battle also had a queen, and by chance her name was also Lila. This is a mystery which the Yoga Vasishtha does not explain.

Then Saraswati, the goddess, said, “Here is your husband. He has a queen like you, and she resembles you. Her name is Lila.”

“Oh! I did not expect that my husband would have another queen. I am the queen,” Lila said.

Saraswati replied, “In the relative cosmos, you cannot say 'mine'. There is no 'mine', and neither you nor anybody else has any interconnection. This interconnection is a false operation of a dancing process of space and time, and you are confused because you are attached to a particular relationship of space and time.”

“Now, where am I finally?“ said the queen. “I want my husband.”

Immediately Saraswati's grace operated. She allowed the soul of the old king to enter the corpse which Lila had covered with a cloth. The king got up, as if from a long dream. He could not understand that he was ruling an empire in a different space-time, and that he had waged a war and had died there. Nothing was known to him. He simply shook himself and woke up.

Saraswati, for whatever reason, also brought the second Lila back to the very room where the king had died and re-entered his corpse, so now he had two queens.

Lila could not understand this. “I don't understand anything. Don't make me mad!”

“No, you will not be mad, by my grace. I am only trying to enlighten you,” Saraswati said.

Then King Padma ruled the kingdom once again, with two queens.

“I will tell you something more,” said the goddess.

“Don't tell me anything more,” Lila said. “It is enough for me!”

“No, I want to illumine you properly. The entire kingdom of thousands of miles that your husband was ruling was actually inside the room of that Brahmin couple who died.”

Lila said, “The room was so small, approximately ten feet by twelve feet in that kingdom, whereas my husband's kingdom was thousands of miles.”

“Space-time operations are mysterious. They can delude you into the belief of anything whatsoever, and you will not know what is really happening. The large kingdom of Padma was actually inside the room of the Brahmin couple, which was so small.”

Saraswati continued. “Now I shall go further. The large kingdom of the old king is inside this room where your husband died.”

“Sufficient,” Lila said. “I don't want to hear anything more!”

The goddess said, “I am telling you all this so that you can understand that nothing whatsoever is existing independently. Neither are you existing, nor your husband, nor the world. Nothing is there. You cannot say what is there. Anything can be anywhere at any time, and in any form. Yesterday, today, tomorrow, there is no meaning in these things. A great chaos of perception has been presented before you by space-time. Because of this mysterious, unexpected, shocking operation of space-time, you are unable to know that you are also involved in it. If you are involved in the world of space and time, you cannot make any reference to the world of space and time because that reference will apply to you also. No one can say, 'I am here' or 'that is there' because this 'I' is vitally connected to the existence of 'that', and 'that' is vitally connected to the existence of 'this'. What do you understand from this? Everything is interrelated in such a way that nothing can exist independently. Everything exists by the operation of all the things that are taking place in the universe, so that every individual, so-called, is a universal unit.”

“Are you satisfied? I have shown you your husband,” Saraswati said.

“You have shown me my husband,” Lila reluctantly replied. She was very upset. She didn't want to say anything because everything might suddenly change and her husband may be anywhere else.

King Padma, who was rejuvenated by the entry of his departed soul, along with his two Lilas, ruled the kingdom once again. The Yoga Vasishtha says that due to the wisdom imparted to the queen by the goddess Saraswati, both the king and queen attained liberation instantaneously.

Those interested in commentary on the story can read the source below.

Source: https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/universality/universality_09.html

When I was reading a story from ancient India, it felt similar to the modern alien abduction theme.

The brief story is as follows:

Duryodhana went to the forest to witness the hardships endured by the Pandavas, who had been exiled because of him. Knowing of Duryodhana's intentions, Indra, the king of the heavens, instructed the Gandharvas, a race of celestial beings, to go to the forest and intercept him.

A battle broke out between the Gandharvas and Duryodhana's forces. Duryodhana was defeated, bound, and taken prisoner. The Pandavas eventually rescued him because, despite their bitter enmity with Duryodhana, he was still a member of their family.

Humiliated by what had happened, Duryodhana became determined to end his own life. Seeing this, the Asuras sent a goddess to bring him before them.

She went to the place where Duryodhana was in the blink of an eye, took him to the nether regions, and brought him before the Danavas. The Asuras then told Duryodhana that he was their chosen man on Earth to lead the coming Kurukshetra war against the Pandavas.

They assured him that they would guide and support him and his armies during the coming war.

Having addressed him thus, those Daityas embraced that elephant among kings, while the Danavas cheered him like a beloved son. They comforted him with gentle words and eventually told him to return, saying, "Go and attain victory!"

After giving him permission to depart, the same goddess carried Duryodhana back to the place where he had been sitting, intent on taking his own life. She set him down, paid homage to him, and vanished.

Duryodhana felt as if it was all a dream.

You can watch the video of Robert Svoboda discussing that most UFOs are from the Asuras, which makes the story more interesting. Below is the artwork of Duryodhana, by artist Mukesh Singh, during the Kurukshetra war. Interestingly, UFOs are featured in the art.

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Link to the original story: https://sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03250.htm

Many years ago, during my training at a company, we were given a rather unusual exercise. A trainer read out a long and complex paragraph and asked each of us to repeat it back verbatim. Most participants could manage only a sentence or two before faltering.

When my turn came, I became completely still, perhaps the stillest I have ever been. I did not move an inch. I may not even have blinked. In that state, I repeated the entire paragraph exactly as it had been spoken. It was as if I had entered a different state, what people often call being “in the zone.”

The trainer who had read the passage stood there silently for a while, nodding, while the room fell into a brief silence, which was broken when a lady exclaimed, “Oh my mother,” in a funny way and everyone laughed.

I don't think I could replicate that again. It was a strange incident. I have always been able to visualize things vividly in my mind, and it is perhaps this ability that later enabled me to write the comparative mythology article below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HighStrangeness/comments/1v08r89/myths_across_cultures_share_universal_underlying/

I grew up reading a lot of ancient Indian stories like most Indians. I decided to compare them with other mythologies. The similarities are structural and surface level only. Details of the stories differ.

Some interesting coincidences occured while doing this. I can kind of visualize things. When I was thinking about Samudra Manthan, for some reason, I began to visualize gods and demons churning the ocean inside the Egyptian Pyramid. So, I began to search Egyptian mythology, and found out about Aqen as shown below.

I thought about Rama lifting the bow, and Arthur lifting the sword came to my mind.

I thought about Rahu and Ketu swallowing the Sun and the Moon. I searched for something similar and found out about Skoll and Hati. The picture below of Skoll and Hati is interesting because Rahu and Ketu are depicted as blue and brown in vedic astrology.

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“There once lived a matchless king of Asuras named Bali who reigned over Patala as an emperor over it. Having ascended the topmost story of his palace teeming with windows and bedecked with gems brought from the Mahameru heights surrounded by guards, alone he gave vent to the following series of reflections with a mind disgusted with material pleasures and contemplating upon Samsara (this mundane existence). When I thought about the story from Yoga Vasishta, I began to visualize the demon standing on top of his palace. Later I stumbled upon the image of demon Belial standing on top of his palace. Their names are similar.

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Atlantian-like race.

"Diti bore the glorious sons called the Daityas, my son. Long ago this treasure-laden Earth and all the seas and forests belonged to them." - sage Agastya to Shri Rama (Atlantean-like race). Bali was the Emperor of Earth. Bali established Siddhashram/Shambhala/Gyanganj. 

You can watch the video of Robert Svoboda on youtube about aliens. He tells most UFOs are from the Asuras (Bali and team). Bali is predicted to become the next king of the Universe during the Manavatar of Savarni Manu. He is one of the Chiranjivis or immortals.

Later, I came across articles titled, Atlantis: The Sons of the Law of One versus the Sons of Belial.

Artificial beings and Vimanas: Maya got into a four-wheeled chariot that was entirely made with gold, as broad as twelve hundred cubits that voyages through difficult routes in space, water, or earth, well-equipped with outrageous weaponry, that stood high among all the best chariots. The rider’s cabin merits comparison with a mountain, assorted with numerous artificial beings and stockpiles of many celestial missiles. ~ description of Mayasura's (chief architect of Bali and team) Vimana

Having said this, Somaprabha (Mayasura's daughter) opened the basket and showed to her some very interesting mechanical dolls constructed by her magic, made of wood. One of them, on a pin in it being touched, went through the air at her orders and fetched a garland of flowers and quickly returned. Another in the same way brought water at will; another danced, and another then conversed.

Somaprabha said, “King, these magical contrivances and machines were created by my father in ancient times through various ingenious methods. Just as this vast machine we call the world is composed of five elements, so too are these devices.

Gun-like or cannon-like weapons: Then the Asuras, Gandharvas, Yaksas, Raksasas and serpent‑folk roared together, their tumult like the thunder of storm‑clouds. Armed with engines and lightning‑fanged devices packed with iron shot, raining boulders, huge pikes and shataghni‑weapons from the sky, they descended in fury. The muzzles of those machines spewed iron balls, and great arrows flew; lances, banner‑poles, javelins and iron clubs whirled in every direction.

Crossroads and don't look back: I came across the story of Robert Johnson who had a deal with the devil at the crossroad. So I searched stories from ancient India to see if there is something similar to it. This is the story I found.

"A friend of mine, named Yajnadatta, was long very poor, but he gained the aid of a Pisacha by a charm, and so, having obtained wealth, lived in happiness. And he told me that charm; so do you gain, my friend, by means of it, the aid of a Pisacha ; he will heal your wound."

Having said this, he told him the form of words, and described to him the ceremony as follows: "Rise up in the last watch of the night, and with dishevelled hair and naked, and without rinsing your mouth, take two handfuls of rice as large as you can grasp with your two hands, and muttering the form of words go to a place where four roads meet, and there place the two handfuls of rice and return in silence without looking behind you. Do so always until that Pisacha appears." I found the don't look back theme occuring in other cultures too.

I came across a video of Miyamoto Musashi vs Katayama Yuuki. One of the youtubers commented, "After enduring an interminably long blistering stare contest with his opponent, our hero Musashi finally dropped the stick wielding hobo with a single strike, and thus reclaimed the title of the most unkempt ronin in Japan." In the video when Musashi asks who are you, Yuuki tells he is an Oni. Yuuki tells Musashi is also an Oni. Oni is a Rakshasa/Pisacha. The unkempt look is interesting as in the ritual above the person was asked to go to the crossroads very unkept and naked.

I came across an article on this site about Bahla: The Ancient Omani Oasis where locals still fear the Jinn (The "City of Magic" built overnight).

This brought to my mind, Dwarka, the city built in two days by Lord Vishwakarma (architect of the gods or Devas). There is also another such magical city, Indraprasta and the Maya Sabha, a magnificent, illusory palace of optical illusions, crystal floors, and hidden walls built by Mayasura (architect of the Asuras or Titans).

I came across a conspiracy theory about giants fossils and a book titled Petrified Giants And Titans Of Our World. Similar story mentioned in ancient text. "I remember to have seen this earth filled with the bones of dead Daityas (Titans/Giants) and other fossil remains, rising in heaps like mountains, and continuing in their dilapidated and crumbling state for myriads of years." ~ The immortal sage Bhusunda to sage Vasishta.

Guardians of directions, Dikpala, Bacab, Four Heavenly Kings, Four sons of Horus, Nordri, Sudri, Austri and Vestri.

Osiris is the god of underworld and death. He is the son of sun god Ra. He is the judge of the dead in afterlife. He is depicted as either green or black in complexion. His wife and sister Isis flooded the Nile river with her tears while mourning the death of Osiris. Yama is the god of underworld and death. He is the son of sun god Surya. He is the judge of the dead in afterlife. He is depicted as either green or black in complexion. River Yamuna was created from the tears of his wife and sister Yamuna or Yami when she mourned his death.

The pronunciation of god Ptah is similar to Pitah meaning father in Indian language. Ptah being an architect is similar to Vishwakarma. Brahma who was born from the lotus flower is similar to Nefertem who was born from the lotus.

“We do believe that there are two universes, a female one which is ours and a male one. The upward facing triangle represents the male universe and the downward facing triangle represents the female universe. It represents the union of the divine feminine and masculine.” - African Shaman Credo Mutwa on the hexagram on his “Necklace of Mysteries.” He said the "Necklace of Mysteries" represents the 14 worlds of our universe (like the 14 Lokas).

Shatkona is a symbol used in Hindu yantra; a "six-pointed star" is made from two interlocking triangles; the upper stands for Shiva, Purusha, the lower for Shakti, Prakriti. Their union gives birth to Kumara (Kartikeya), whose sacred number is six. The Shatkona represents both the male and female form, as a symbol of the divine union of masculine and feminine and as a source of all creation; more specifically it is supposed to represent Purusha (the supreme being), and Prakriti (mother nature, or causal matter). Often this is represented as Shiva/Shakti. It is often referenced that the Shatkona is the symbol of the Hindu deity known as Kumara (and by many other names).

The Shatkona is a hexagram and is associated with the son of Shiva and Shakti, Kartikeya. Kumara (youth/teenager) slayed the giant Tarakasura like David slayed the Goliath.

Iusaaset is described as the shadow/wife of Atum. Atum is the finisher of the world. Iusaaset is associated with tree of life. Atum is associated with snake, bull, lion. Parvati is the other half of Shiva in Ardhanarishvara form. Shiva is the destroyer of the world. Parvati is associated with Kalpavriksha, tree of life.

In the Lost Books of Merlyn: Druid Magic from the Age of Arthur there is a chapter known as Bindu suspension which is similar to Patanjali’s yoga process and meditation. In meditation, focusing on the bindu can help bring the mind into a state of stillness and concentration.

Rama, the ideal king. Rama lifts the bow which no one else can. Menaka seduces Vishwamitra, teacher of Rama. Shanta, estranged sister of Rama. Ravana abducts Sita. Lakshmana and Shatrughna, twin brothers of Rama. Lakshmana the loyal companion of Rama. When the people questioned Sita’s relationship with Ravana, instead of keeping her and doing what was best for the two of them Rama listened to his people. Sita had to enter the fire. Vishwamitra was originally a warrior who became a sage. A witch or Yakshini named Takata used to trouble Vishwamitra. Maricha transformed into a deer and imitated the sound of Sita.

Arthur the ideal king. Arthur lifts the lifts the sword which no one else can. Nimue seduces Merlin, teacher of Arthur. Morgause, estranged sister of Arthur. Meleagant abducts Guinevere. Lancelot and Mordred, twin brothers of Arthur. Lancelot the loyal companion of Arthur. When the whole city found out that Guinevere was cheating on Arthur with Lancelot. Instead of keeping her at the City and doing what was best for the two of them he listened to his towns people. They wanted Guinevere to face her acts of unfaithfulness and die in a fire. Merlin was originally a warrior who went crazy, wandered in forests and gradually became a wizard. A witch named Madam Mim used to trouble Merlin. Morgana used a powerful glamour enchantment to turn Guinevere into a deer.

Beli Mawr also called Beli, Belin, Belinos, Belinus, Bellinus, Belenos. Some say Balder of Aesir is also Beli Mawr. Lleu Llaw Gyffes who cannot be killed during the day or night, nor indoors or outdoors, neither riding nor walking, not clothed and not naked, nor by any weapon lawfully made is similar to Hiranyakashipu. Lleu Llaw Gyffes is the nephew of Beli Mawr (Beli the Great). Hiranyakashipu is the grandfather of Bali Maharaj (Bali the Great).

Shukra was the teacher of Asura. He had one eye. He was the son of Bhrigu and grandson of Brahma. Shukra is considered as a poet. Odin was the father of Aesir. He had one eye. He was the son of Burr and grandson of Buri. Odin is considered as a poet. Odin was swallowed by wolf Fenrir. Shukra was swallowed by Shiva. Sirius dog star is associated with Rudra. Tyr lost his hand to Fenrir. Savitr lost his hand to Shiva. Both Odin and Shukracharya hung upside down from a tree over a fire. Both had a head as an assistant, head of Rahu for Shukra and head of Mimir for Odin. Both Odin and Shukra could raise the dead.

In the Asura-Deva war (Asuras led by Shukra and Bali and Devas led by Brihaspati and Indra) at Ocean of Milk, Rahu tricked the Deva's and was about to drink Amrita, Elixir of immortality. Deva's spotted Rahu and cut off his head. His head became immortal and chief advisor of Asura's.

At the conclusion of the Aesir-Vanir War at Well of Magic, fearing trickery from the Aesir, the Vanir beheaded Mimir and returned his head to Asgard. Odin preserved the head of Mimir with magic so Mimir can be his advisor.

Goddess Deh₂nu, Danu, Don, Danava, Danaans, Dan, the Danes.

Culture	H₂nḗrtos	Deh₂nu-	Bel
India	nṛtamaIndra  , epithet of	DanuDana Dewi Danu  , va  (?)	Mahabali, Vali (?)
Iran	Narava	Danava	?????
Ossetia	Nart	Donbettyr	Bliago (?)
Armenia	ari Ara, epithet of Hayk,  the Handsome (?)	????	Bel, Barsamin
Greece	AndromedaAlexandros  ,	DanaDanaDanaeDana Poseidonos, ids, , ans,  (?)	Belos
Wales	????	Dôn	Beli
Ireland	????	Danu	Bile
Scandinavia and Iceland	Njǫrðr	DanDanes  , the	Beli

Goddess Athena is like goddess Saraswati. In Roman mythology, the Dragon constellation represents the dragon killed by the goddess Minerva (Athena) and was tossed into the sky. Goddess Saraswati killed or assisted Indra in killing the dragon Vritra.

Dagda's Cauldron and Akshayapatra never ran out of food, although Akshayapatra had a condition applied to it that it gave food for the day until Draupadi ate.

The thunderbird and horned serpent fight in Native American myths is similar to the Garuda Naga fight. The underwater horned serpent has a crystal located on its head. The hood of the Naga is decorated by a jewel, a source of light of which illuminates this realm. Vanaras, Howler monkey gods, the twin brothers Vali and Sugriva and Hun Batz and Hun Chowen. Nilesh Nilkanth Oak states on youtube that Viracocha is Vairocana (Bali), and Bali, Indonesia is named after Bali. There is a goddess Danu temple in Indonesia. You can see Bali, Danu and Danavas mentioned in the chart above.

Apep is embodiment of chaos. He is shown as a giant serpent. Apep was the greatest enemy of Ra. Apep tries to swallow the sun. Rahu is the embodiment of chaos. He is shown as a serpent. Rahu was the greatest enemy of Surya. Rahu tries to swallow the sun.

Dhanvantari was the physician of gods and god of Ayurveda. He emerged from the Ocean of Milk when the ocean was churned by a rod (Mount Mandara) entwined by a serpent (Vasuki). Asclepius was the god medicine. The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff is a symbol of medicine.

Manu is a title accorded to a progenitor of humanity after the great flood at the end of each Manavantara. The current Manu, Vaivasvata is similar to Noah. Swayambhu born with the body of his father Brahma like Adam was created in the image of god. Swayambhu and Shatarupa are the first humans like Adam and Eve.

Ahasuerus/Ashwathama, the cursed wandering immortal. Ashwathama is predicted to become one of the seven sages of next Manvantara when Bali will rule the universe.

Thor slayed the serpent Jormungand. Indra slayed the dragon Vritra. Indra did penance for the sin of slaying Vritra. Appolo slayed the serpent. Killing of serpent was considered a sin according to the laws of Mount Olympus and Appolo had to purify himself.

Heimdall was the son of 9 mothers. He was the watchman of gods. His statue is accompanied by a rooster. He is shown with a rainbow. Skanda/Kartikeya was the son of 6 mothers. He was the commander of gods. His flag is rooster symbol. He is shown with a peacock/rainbow. If we include Arundhati and Parvati too who were two other main ladies though not directly involved in the circumstances of the birth of Skanda, we get nine mothers. The child was born after Rudra entered Agni or Rudra possessed Agni, so he is considered the son of Rudra and Agni. Pleiades nakshatra is associated with Agni god of fire. Pleiades in Greek religion is associated with The Seven Star-nymph Sisters (like Svaha and the six ladies).

Gods and demons pulled the Rope of Time (Aqen) as outlined in the Egyptian tomb. Gods and demons pulled Vasuki, the serpent king as rope. Vasuki's elder brother Shesha is a symbol of time. When Sheshanaga uncoils, time moves forwards and when he coils, world ceases to exist.

Demeter is the goddess of harvest and grains. Known as Europa, one with broad eyes. Annapoorna is the goddess of food, grains and nourishment. Known as Visalakshi, one with large eyes.

Bellerophon rode Pegasus, the winged horse. Ballerophon lost the battle at Mount Olympus. Bali rode Uchchaihshravas the winged horse. Bali lost the battle at Mount Meru. Both Ballerophon's and Bali's downfall was caused by their hubris. Zues and his son Ares, god of war, fought for Hector against Achilles in battle for Helen. Bellerophon's grandsons fought the Trojan war. Achilles dies shot in the ankle at the end of the war. Helen means shining light. Shiva and his son Skanda, god of war, fought for Banasura against Krishna in battle for Usha. Bali's son Banasura fought in this war. Krishna dies shot in the ankle soon after this war. Usha in Sanskrit means dawn. Uttara ran away from the Kaurava army. Paris ran away from the Greek army. Achilles comes alone in his chariot to challenge Hector. Krishna comes alone in his chariot to challenge Kalayavana. Karna entered the battle on the 12th day and Achilles on the 11th day. Patroclus had to lead the army instead of Achilles. The death of Patroclus enraged Achilles. Abhimanyu had to lead the army instead of Arjuna. The death of Abhimanyu enraged Arjuna. Achilles dragged the body of Hector. Krishna dragged the body of Kansa around the arena and a narrow trench was made by the body ploughing the ground.

Goddess trinity. Athena is goddess of arts, crafts, wisdom. Athena is known for her calm temperament. Saraswati is goddess of knowledge, arts, wisdom. Saraswati is known as a gentle goddess. Aphrodite is goddess of love, beauty, pleasure. Associated with Venus. Lakshmi is goddess of wealth, beauty, fortune. Associated with Venus. Lakshmi and Aphrodite were born as adults and had no childhood. They rose from the ocean. Hera is goddess of women and marriage. Parvati is goddess of women, life, family.

Garuda is younger brother of Aruna. Garuda associated with Garuda Purana, book that deals with soul after death. Horus is associated with Egyptian book of the dead. Garuda often acts as a messenger between the gods and men and is called the ranger of the skies. Anzu steals the tablets of destiny. Anzu is the servant of chief sky god Enlil. Ninruta chases Anzu with his thunderbolts. Garuda steals the elixir of immortality. Garuda is the servant of chief god Vishnu. Indra chases Garuda with his thunderbolts. Both Anzu and Gardua are bird-like figures.

Apkallu, the seven wise men, and Enki; and Saptarishis, the seven sages and Shiva. Shiva’s wife is “daughter of the mountain” and Enki wife is “lady of the mountain.” Shiva’s daughter is Ashoka Sundari/Aranyani (goddess of forests). Enki’s daughter is lady greenery. 

Artemis is the goddess hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth. Daughter of Zeus and Leto. Artemis is considered as a tree goddess. Aranyani is the goddess of forests and animals. Considered a symbol of fertility. Daughter of Shiva and Parvati. Aranyani was created from the divine tree called Kalpavriksha.

Eight-pointed star of Inanna and Lakshmi. Both are associated with the Owl.

How far can you go O king, asked the priest to Alexander the Great at Kurukshetra. How far can you go O king, asked the priest to Bali the Great at Kurukshetra. - from the book Murder of Alexander the Great: Book 1 - The Puranas.

The “Pillar of Fire” is described in the Holy Books of three major world religions, Buddhism in the Maha Ummaga Jataka as the “Aggi Khanda”, in Hinduism as the “Anala Stambha” in the Shiva Purana, and in the Torah (Exodus 13:21-22) of Judaism a The Lord is described as guiding the Israelites as a Pillar of fire at night.

Hermes is a messenger of god who can move freely between worlds. He is a trickster who outsmarts gods. God of music, poetry, roads, travellers, robbers etc. God of enticement. God of merchants, trade etc. Narada is a messenger who travels different Lokas at will. Narada is a trickster. He is regarded as foremost of singers. There are stories of Narada's encounters with robbers on the roads. Narada is a trikster. There are regulations of law, commerce, economics etc. attributed to Narada.

Atlas holds up the sky. Atlas tried to drive away Perseus who tried to steal golden apples from his orchard. Shesha holds up the universe. Balarama was an avatar of Shesha and he tried to chase Arjuna who abducted Subhadra from Dwaraka. Atlas was the strongest Titan. Balarama was the strongest human being.

Shani, the son of Surya, is considered lame and limps. His mother was the daughter of Vishwakarma (god of artisans). Haphaestus (god of artisans) is considered lame and limps.

Varuna abducted his niece Bhadra. Bhadra’s husband Utathya ordered the earth to become barren. Hades abducted his niece Persephone. Demeter forbids the earth to reproduce.

Skoll chases the Sun and Hati chases the Moon. Rahu swallows the Sun and Ketu swallows the Moon. 

I came across the story of Robert Johnson who had a deal with the devil at the crossroad. I am from India, and so I searched stories from ancient India to see if there is something similar to it. This is the story I found.

"A friend of mine, named Yajnadatta, was long very poor, but he gained the aid of a Pisacha by a charm, and so, having obtained wealth, lived in happiness. And he told me that charm; so do you gain, my friend, by means of it, the aid of a Pisacha ; he will heal your wound."

Having said this, he told him the form of words, and described to him the ceremony as follows: "Rise up in the last watch of the night, and with dishevelled hair and naked, and without rinsing your mouth, take two handfuls of rice as large as you can grasp with your two hands, and muttering the form of words go to a place where four roads meet, and there place the two handfuls of rice and return in silence without looking behind you. Do so always until that Pisacha appears."

Ravana's army that conquered the universe in Ramayana consisted mainly of Rakshasas, Yatudhanas, and Pisachas.

And those fearsome Pisacha women with dreadful voices always spoke savagely to her. “Let us eat her, a dainty morsel she will make; let us mangle her and tear her into little pieces.” - Pisachinis (female Pisachas) talking to Sita in Ramayana.

A pure and auspicious breeze, wafting various and heavenly fragrances, blew gently through the air and the trees were adorned with flowers of every season. A large number of Vidyadharas, Siddhas and Rishis, too, settled there to serve Mahadeva Pasupati, the lord of all creatures. Ghostly beings, dreadful Rakshasas and mighty Pisachas, mad with joy, and armed with countless weapons, trailed Shiva. - Mention of Pisachas (kind of good or pious Pisachas) in the entourage of Shiva.

In the large and populous town of Sakala, a Rakshasa woman used to sing on every fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, accompanied by a drum: “When will I next sing the songs of the Bahikas in this Sakala town, having gorged myself on beef and drunk the Gauda liquor? When will I again, decked in ornaments, and with those ample maidens and women, gorge myself on mutton, pork and beef and the meat of fowls, asses and camels? For they who do not eat flesh live in vain!” - The Mahabharata.