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Surapadman

demonic underworld Hindu single tradition · 3

Surapadman is one of the sons of Diti. He is a Daitya.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 2020
Historical notes
Surapadman's story is narrated in the Kanda Purana, where his desire for Indrani is thwarted by Indra's intervention.

Relationships

sibling of
Simhika, Holika, Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Vajranaka, Arunasura, Raktabija
co occurs with
Puloman, Anuhlada, Aditi, Nahusha, Śiva, Parvati, Nataraja, Kaśyapa
enemy of
Muruga, Indra, Indrani, Jyoti
child of
Diti

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Diti
  2. Indrani
  3. Jyoti (goddess)

Source passages

“The most prominent of her sons were Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Vajranaka, Arunasura, Raktabija and Surapadman.”

#30624 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“With this weapon, Muruga destroys the asura Surapadman.”

#30926 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The Southern Indian text Kanda Purana narrates that when the asura Surapadman desired Shachi, Indra appointed the god Shasta as her guard.”

#30945 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat