Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3372
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3372
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2) Indra's enemy. Even from the beginning, Tvaṣṭā hated Indra. Tvaṣṭā begot of his wife Recanā a son named Viśvarūpa the younger brother of Sanniveśa. Viśvarūpa was called Triśiras also. (See under Triśiras). While Viśvarūpa was doing penance Indra killed him by his Vajrāyudha. Enraged at this Tvaṣṭā produced another asura named Vṛtra to kill Indra. (See under Vṛtra). Indra killed Vṛtrāsura also. At last greatly disappointed Tvaṣṭā cursed Indra that he would suffer from Putraḍuḥkha (loss of son) and then went to the mount Meru to do penance.