The Purana Index v3.c9.s1.263
The Purāṇa Index v3.c9.s1.263
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v3.c9.s1.263
Rāksasas (I)—see Raksas semi-divine beings,¹ different clans—Devarāksasas like Nairrtas, Bhūmirāksasas, Guhyarāksasas Daityarāksasas like Kāpileyas, Another classification is divācaras (Yajñamukhas) (Yātudhāna, Brahmadāna, and Vārtta) and Nisācaras (Paulastya, Nairrta, Agastya, and Viśvāmitra) who ruin the Srāddha, but worship Pitrs,² of sharp teeth, reside in Bhaumanarakam;³ sons of Yātudhāna,⁴ description of their forms and features,⁵ mother, Svasā,⁶ both Dānavas and Daityas live in Pātāla ⁷