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Nivatakavachas

NIVATAKAVACHAS. [Source: Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology] 'Clothed in impenetrable armour.' A class of Daityas descended from Prahlada, "whose spirits were purified by rigid austerity." According to the Mahabharata they were 30,000,000 in number, and dwelt in the depths of the sea. They were destroyed by Arjuna.

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