A famous snake who belonged to Kashyapa’s dynasty as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 35. He lives in Prayagatheertha.

A river. Bathing here is equivalent to conducting a Pundarika yajna as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 84.

An asura. See Nahusha.

A strong king who was popular at Yudhishtira’s court as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 4.

A famous Tamil poet. Though many poets translated the Ramayana, Kamba’s work has been the most popular. He has also written Saraswati, Anthati, Kanchipurana.

A Vrishnivanshi prince. He became a vishwadeva after death as per Mahabharata Swargarohanaparva Chapter 5.

See Jayasharma

An attendant of Skanda as per Mahabharata Shalyaparva Chapter 46.

A son of Tarakasura. He was one of the Tripuras. See Tripura.

A warrior who fought on the Kaurava side. Duryodhana sent him with Shakuni to attack Arjuna as per Mahabharata Dronaparva Chapter 156.