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Virochana (Sanskrit: विरोचन, romanized:
Virocana) is an
asura king in Hinduism. He is the
grandson of Hiranyakashipu, the son of
Prahlada (according to...
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namely Pralhada, Hlada, Sangrada,
Jambha and Anuhrada. Pralhada’s son was
Virocana whose son was Bali.
Their sons and grand-sons were all very powerful. Thousands...
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Tvashta had a
conflict with
Indra and
wanted to
dethrone him. With his wife
Virocana (or Rechana), who was the
daughter of
Prahlada and
belonged to
Asura race...
- sources: Pāli or
Sanskrit อัคนี (agni) [ʔàk.kʰa.nīː] fire ชล (jala) [tɕʰōn]
water ธานี (dhānī) [tʰāː.nīː] town วิโรจน์ (
virocana) [wí(ʔ).rôːt] prosperous...
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Indra (a Deva) and the
antigod Virocana (an Asura)
question a sage for
insights into the
knowledge of the self.
Virocana leaves with the
first given answer...
- sent to the netherworld. When Bali, the lord of
Daityas and the son of
Virocana, was
performing a sacrifice, he [Vishnu]
became a Brahmana, the delighter...
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Indra (a Deva) and the
antigod Virocana (an Asura)
question a sage for
insights into the
knowledge of the self.
Virocana leaves with the
first given answer...
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Indra (a Deva) and the
antigod Virocana (an Asura)
question a sage for
insights into the
knowledge of the self.
Virocana leaves with the
first given answer...
- ॐ Vātāpi ॐ
Vemacitrin - An
asura king ॐ☸
Vipracitti - A dānava king ॐ
Virocana ॐ Virūpākṣa ॐ Viśvarūpa -
Another name for Triśiras ॐ Vṛkāsura ॐ Vṛṣaparva...
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verses of the
Chandogya Upanishad set out a
dialogue between Indra and
Virocana, in
search of atman, the
immortal perceiver, and Pra****ati,
their teacher...
