Kala Rau
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Kala Rau is a giant who planned to attack Vishnuloka after being rejected by Dewi Ratih. He was beheaded by Vishnu, but survived as a floating head because he had consumed the tirta amerta. Kala Rau chases and swallows Dewi Ratih whole, but she emerges from his neck because he does not have a body.
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- enemy of
- Dewi Ratih
- manifests as
- Kuwera
Sources
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“Due to Dewi Ratih rejecting him, Kala Rau the giant planned to attack Vishnuloka. When Kala Rau reached heaven in the form of Kuwera, a leading rakshasa who served the Gods, Ratih warned Vishnu that Kuwera was actually Kala Rau”
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