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A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1557

A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1557

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c5.1557

SAKTI, SAKTRI. A priest and eldest son of Vasisṭha. King Kalmāsha-pāda struck him with a whip, and he cursed the king to become possessed by a man-eating Rākshasa. He himself became the first victim of the monster he had evoked.