An asura who used the form of a boar.

Once, in Ujjaini, there was an emperor called Mahendravarma. His son had been praying for a weapon and a wife, for a long time. Finally a devi appeared, and gave him a special sword which would make him invincible. She also told him that the beautiful Angaravati, daughter of Angaraka would become his wife soon. Since he was meant to do violent things, she named him Chandamahasena, and he also got an elephant named Nandagiri. Once Mahasena went for a hunt and saw a huge boar. But despite using several weapons against it, it was unharmed. It also toppled Mahasena’s chariot and ran into a cave. The furious king followed it and reached a lake, where he saw a beautiful lady in the company of several other women. She approached him and started conversing with him. He was infatuated and gave her all of his details, following which she started crying. He asked her the reason. She said, “My name is Angaravati and the boar you saw is my father Angaraka whose skin is so thick that nothing can harm him. The women that you see have all been kidnapped by him from various kingdoms to keep me company. My father is a rakshasa as a result of a curse, and he is now asleep, in his natural form. As soon as he wakes up, he will become hungry and even harm you. That’s why I cried.”

He replied, “When your father wakes up, go to him and start crying. He will ask you the reason. Tell him that you don’t know what will happen to you if someone kills him.” Angaravati did just that. On hearing her reason, Angaraka said, “No one can kill me. My skin is as hard as diamond and only my left palm has an opening. I hide it with my bow.” Mahasena listened to all this, and later fought the asura and injured his left palm with an arrow. Angaraka soon died. According to the Kathasaitasagara Kathamukhalambaka Taranga 3, the king married Angaravati and took her to his palace. They had two children – Gopalaka and Palaka. A daughter too was born to them with the blessings of Indra. She was Vasavadatta who would become the wife of the famous Udayana.