Andhaka
ANDHAKA.
[Source:
Dowson's Classical Dictionary
of Hindu Mythology]
1. A demon,
son of Kasyapa and Diti, with
a thousand arms and heads, two thousand eyes and feet, and called Andhaka because
he walked like a blind man, although he saw very well He was slain by Siva when
he attempted to carry off the Parijata tree
from Swarga. From this feat Siva obtained
the appellation Andhakaripu, `foe of Andhaka.'
2. A grand son of Kroshtri and son of Yudhajit, of the Yadava race,
who, together with his brother Vrishni, is the ancestor of the celebrated family
of Andhaka Vrishnis.
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Modern
Languages MLLL-4993. Indian Epics. Laura Gibbs, Ph.D.
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