[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1867 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1867 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1867 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1867](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1867) TRI-SIRAS. ‘Three-headed.’ 1. In the Vedas, a son of Twashtri; also called Viswa-rūpa. 2. Fever personified as a demon with three heads, typical of the three stages of heat, cold, and sweating. 3. Kuvera, god of wealth. 4. An Asura killed by Vishnu. 5. A son or a friend of Rāvana killed by Rāma. - [Previous: c5.1866](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1866) - [Next: c5.1868](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1868) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1867](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1867) · Pramāṇa