Namuchi
demonic earth Hindu single tradition · 2
Namuchi is an asura who was killed by Indra with the help of Saraswati and the Ashvins.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in the Rigveda as an asura slain by Indra.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Puloman, Hemaka, Kalanemi, Vainateya, Kirmira, Narayani, Śeṣa, Hiranyaksha, Takshaka, Vasuki, Hayagriva, Nārada, Maya, Bali, Prahlada, Marut, Yama, Vishnu, Durga, Lakshmi, Rudra, Yami, Vach
- allied with
- Kaliya
Mentioned by
- Śeṣa
- Hiranyaksha
- Takshaka
- Vasuki
- Hayagriva
- Nārada
- Maya
- Bali
- Prahlada
- Marut
- Yama
- Vishnu
- Durga
- Lakshmi
- Rudra
- Yami
and 1 more
Sources
Source passages
“She was also associated with the Ashvins, with whom she collaborates to bolster Indra's strength by telling him how to kill the asura Namuchi.”
#29094 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The first region has the cities of the daitya Namuchi and Naga Kaliya”
#35167 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001