Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4319

c9.4319

VIHUṆḌA. An asura. This asura was the son of the mighty and great Asura Huṇḍa. At the time of the fierce battle between the devas and the asuras, this mighty asura Huṇḍa and Nahuṣa confronted each other and Huṇḍa was killed. After this Vihuṇḍa, the son of Huṇḍa fought with Nahuṣa. In the earlier part of the battle Vihuṇḍa and his army suffered defeat. Vihuṇḍa began to do penance in order to defeat the Devas who got terrified at this and went to Mahāviṣṇu and prayed for protection. Viṣṇu consoled them saying that he would take necessary steps. When the Devas were gone, Viṣṇu took the form of a beautiful woman and went in search of Vihuṇḍa. They met each other in the garden Nandana. Vihuṇḍa fell in love with her. He wanted to marry her. She said, “Oh, Handsome Vihuṇḍa, I have no objection to be your wife. But there is a condition, you, must gather seven crores of Kāmoda flowers and offer them as oblation to Śiva, and then make a garland of Kāmoda flowers and put it on my neck. From that day onwards I am yours.”