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Sunda

demonic earth single tradition · 2

Sunda is an asura brother who, along with his brother Upasunda, practiced severe austerities on the Vindhya mountains. Brahma granted them the boon that nothing but they themselves can hurt each other. Sunda and Upasunda attacked Svarga and drove the devas out, conquering the whole universe and harassing sages.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in the Mahabharata.

Relationships

allied with
Upasunda
parent of
Marisha, Subahu
consort of
Tāṭakā
enemy of
Agastya, Tilottama
co occurs with
Vishvakarma, Nārada, Brahma, Uṣas
child of
Nikumbha, Jamba

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. Tilottama
  2. Maricha

Source passages

“the destruction of asura brothers Sunda and Upasunda due to the apsara Tilottama and warns the Pandavas that their common wife Draupadi could be a reason of quarrel between them. The tale states Sunda and Upasunda were sons of the asura Nikumbha.”

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“Maricha was the son of the demon Sunda (son of Jamba or Jharjha) and a Yakshini named Tataka, also known as Taraka, Tadaka or Thataka. Tataka was the daughter of the yaksha king Suketu, who had gained her as a blessing from the god Brahma.”

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