A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2160
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2160
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VRITRA. In the Vedas he is the demon of drought and ungenial weather, with whom Indra, the god of the firmament, is constantly at war, and whom he is constantly overpowering, and releasing the rain. Sometimes called Vritrāsura.