Padmasuran
demonic Hindu single tradition · 1
Padmasuran (also known as Bhasmasura) was given a boon by Shiva to turn anyone whose head he touched into ash. Padmasuran attacked Shiva himself, who became frightened turned into an aivelangai fruit. Entrancing the Asura, Mohini said he had to take a bath in order to be hers.
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- co occurs with
- Muneeshwarar, Ayyanar, Adishakti
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wikipedia (1)
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“Ayyanar, whose origin story in the Arcot region is related to the story of Padmasuran (also known as Bhasmasura), who was given a boon by Shiva to turn anyone whose head he touched into ash. But Padmasuran attacked Shiva himself, who became frightened turned into an aivelangai fruit.”
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