Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.247
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.247
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8) *The name Daśaratha*. The real name of Daśaratha was Nemi. Once the unattackable and invincible asura Śambara conquered the throne of Indra. At the request of Brahmā and the gods, this King reached heaven and destroyed the armies of the asuras very easily. Śambara got angry, assumed ten shapes and attacked the King from ten points at the same time. The king confronted the ten Śambaras at ten points, at the same time, and killed all of them at the same moment. Because he faced his chariot to ten points at the same time and fought with enemies on those ten points Brahmā appre-