[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.2893 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2893 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2893 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2893](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2893) SŪRYA II. An asura (demon). It is stated in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 65, Verse 26, that this asura was the son to Prajāpati Kaśyapa by his wife Kadrū. The King Darda was the rebirth of this asura. - [Previous: c9.2892](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2892) - [Next: c9.2894](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2894) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2893](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2893) · Pramāṇa