The Purana Index v2.c7.s2.130
The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s2.130
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v2.c7.s2.130
Dadhīci (I)—(also Dadhyañja, Dadhyanga) the son of Atharvan and Citti¹ A sage of much eminence Taught Aśvāśiras mantra to Aśvins and Nārāyana varma to Tvastṛ, who gave it to Viśvarūpa The Lord advised Indra to meet the sage whose bones would serve as best weapons to cut Vrtra's head When the gods waited on him with this desire, he argued at first that no one would be willing to part with his life But, he would agree for their sake to sacrifice his life When he cast off his body, Viśvakarma made it a Vajra for the use of Indra² Dadhīci's is an example of one, who gave up life in service³