- In
Hindu literature,
Andhaka (Sanskrit: अन्धक, IAST:
Andhaka; lit. "He who darkens")
refers to a
malevolent asura,
whose pride is
vanquished by Shiva...
-
Andhakas were of the
Kshatriya gotra,
having a
sangha (tribal oligarchy) form of
government In the
Drona Parva (141.15) of the Mahabharata,
Andhakas were...
- and
ruling over the
Andhaka and
Bhoja clan as
their king. In the
Mausala Parva of the
Mahabharata epic, the
clans of the
Andhakas and
Bhojas began to...
-
different from
Andhakas.
Andhras are
eastern where as
Andhakas are
western yadavas. The
clarification is
sufficient to
distinguish Andhakas from Andhras...
- ****aulting the
warriors who are on Kritavarma's side. The
Bhojas and the
Andhakas,
incensed and drunk,
surround Satyaki as
Krishna comes to his aid. However...
- Buddha,
through whose help
Buddhism gained ground in
Mathura country. The
Andhakas and
Vrishnis of Mathura/Surasena are
referred to in the
Ashtadhyayi of...
- Parvati.
Andhaka's son Adi, also an asura,
takes the form of
Parvati to
seduce and kill
Shiva with a
toothed **** in
order to
avenge Andhaka, but is...
- Siddhārthikas, as the "
Andhakas".
Works such as the Kathāvatthu show that Mahāvihara
polemics were
directed overwhelmingly at
these "
Andhakas" in India. The Caitika...
- and
immediately beheaded Kritavarma. The
clans of the
Bhojas and the
Andhakas started to
fight each other,
beginning the Yadu m****acre.
Ashwatthama Satyaki...
-
devis when
Andhaka attacked Kailasha.
Prahlada had
strongly advised Andhaka against the
invasion of Kailasha, but
Andhaka refused.
Andhaka was eventually...
