A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.956

c5.956

KUVALĀSWA, KUVALAYĀSWA. A prince of the Solar race, who, according to the Vishnu Purāna, had 21,000 sons, but the Hari-vansa numbers them only as 100. Attended by his sons he attacked the great Asura, Dhundhu, who lived in a sea of sand, and harassed the devotions of the pious sage Uttanka. They unearthed the demon and slew him, from which exploit Kuvalāswa got the title of Dhundhu-māra, slayer of Dhundhu; but all his sons except three perished by the fiery breath of the monster.