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Good-deva Bad-asura

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist If you read the Vedas, which are nearly 4000 years old, the word ‘asura’ does not mean demon, or villain, but quite the…

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Published January 23, 2020 · 3 min read
good-deva bad-asura

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist

If you read the Vedas, which are nearly 4000 years old, the word ‘asura’ does not mean demon, or villain, but quite the opposite, a divine being. It’s a title given to Indra, Agni, Rudra, Varuna, and to most Vedic deities. Vritra, the enemy of Indra, is however not called an asura.

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