One of Vishwamitra’s sons as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 4 verse 54.

One of 2 attendants given to Skanda by Twashta. The other was Anuchakra as per Mahabharata Shalyaparva Chapter 45 verse 40.

One of three attendants given to Skanda by Vishnu. The others were Sankrama and Atikrama as per Mahabharata Shalyaparva Chapter 45 verse 37.

Vasuki’s son, who died at Janamejaya’s sarpasatra as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 56 verse 6.

A region in ancient India as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 45.

Vishnu’s sudarshana.

Surya married Vishwakarma’s daughter Samjna. She couldn’t stand his heat and their domestic life was not a happy one. She once requested her father to reduce his heat and he used the Shanopalayantra to do so. But that only reduced it by one eighth. This 1/8th fell towards the earth and with that Vishwakarma was able to make the chakra, a trident, the Pushpak and a weapon named Shakti. The trident went to Shiva, the Pushpak to Kuber and Shakti to Brahma. The most radiant chakra was dropped into the ocean as per Vishnupurana Chapter 3 verse 2.

Once when Krishna and Arjuna were relaxing on the banks of the Yamuna, Agni asked for their help in consuming the Khandava forest. Since Indra’s friend Thakshaka lived there, Indra made it rain whenever Agni tried to consume it. But they didn’t have sufficient weapons, so Agni prayed to Varuna, who gave Arjuna the Chandradhanus (Gandiva), a quiver with unlimited arrows, a chariot with a monkey on the flag, and to Krishna, the chakra. He also gave Arjuna four white horses. It was thus that the Chakra became Vishnu’s weapon as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 237.

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Means bad folks as well as clarity as per Agnipurana Chapter 348.

Kashyapa married Tamra and they had many daughters including Kaki, Shyeni, Bhasi, Gridhika, Shuchi, Griva etc. From Kaki was born crows as per Agnipurana Chapter 19.

The king of Kashi had a daughter called Kalavati. She gained knowledge of the Shaivapanchaksharamantra early in life. She was later married to the king of Mathura Dasharha. Once, when he touched her, he felt very hot. She replied that she possessed the mantra and sinners would feel hot when they touched her. The king was disappointed and she took him to the sage Garga to rid him off his sins. The sage dipped him in the Kalindi river and when he arose from it, he felt his sins take the form of many crows. Some of them died when their wings caught fire. Garga noted that crows were bad omens.

Once the king Marutta conducted a maheshwara satra. Indra and the other devas attended it. Ravana heard of this and landed there. Indra and the other devas immediately took the form of animals and birds in order to escape. Indra became a peacock, Yama became a crow, Kuber became a chameleon and Varuna became a swan. Ravana and his forces left when they couldn’t find the devas. The devas blessed all the animals whose forms they had taken. Indra gave the peacock’s feathers multiple colours, and made its eyes beautiful. He also blessed that they would be free of illnesses and when it rained, they’d be able to do a beautiful dance. Yama blessed that the crows would now receive the offerings that humans made for their forefathers, as per Uttararamayana.

Kashyapa was born to Brahma. He married Daksha’s daughter Krodhavasha. They had ten daughters, one of whom was Surabhi. Surabhi had two daughters – Rohini, Gandharvi. From Rohini were born cattle and from Gandharvi, horses.