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The Purana Index v2.c7.s5.160

The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s5.160

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v2.c7.s5.160

Bali (Karma) (IV)—offerings to spirits and in the śrāddha,¹ incumbent on house-holders, propitiating with, in cases of building of houses, temples and so on,² intended for Bhūtas Bali (v)—a son of Virocana and the grandson of Prahlāda,¹ married Vindhyāvalī and Aśanā, had one hundred sons of whom Bāṇa was the eldest, all of them were kings, king of the Asuras,¹ other chief sons were Kumbhanābha, Garḍabhākṣa, and Kusi, two daughters were Sakuṇi and Pūtanā¹ carried away the crown of Hari inlaid with gems, was pursued by the warder of the city, Garuda who recovered it after a fight²