An asura, who was born to Kashyapa and Danu as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 65 verse 25. He was reborn as the famous warrior king Yagnajit as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 67 verse 20-21.

An asura who lived in Manimatinagara. Ilvala had a younger brother called Vatapi. Once Ilvala went to a Brahmin and asked to be blessed with a boy who would equal Indra. The Brahmin refused. From that day, the brothers treated brahmins as their sworn enemies. Ilvala transformed Vatapi into a goat. Whenever brahmins visited them, Ilvala would cut the goat into pieces and feed the brahmins. When the meal was completed, Ilvala would say ‘Vatapi, come out’. Vatapi would tear through the brahmins’ stomach and emerge. Thus the brothers killed many brahmins. This was when Agastya and his group reached Ilvala’s abode. As usual, Ilvala prepared the meat and gave it to Agastya. As soon as the meal was over, he said “Vatapi, come out”, but Agastya calmly said “Vatapi Jeerno bhava”, and Vatapi was immediately digested. According to the Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 99, a frightened Ilvala gave each Brahmin 10000 cows and an equal amount of gold coins. he gave double that to Agastya, and in addition, also gave him a chariot with two horses named Viravan and Suravan.

A man who lived a disciplined life. He was the son of a vaishya in Madhura, and had a beautiful wife. Once, he was forced to travel for work and his wife wanted to  accompany him. But he didn’t take her and she longingly watched from the doorstep as he walked away. When he went out of sight, she was no longer able to bear it and died. He came back on hearing the news, and holding his wife’s head on his lap, he too died, as per Kathasaritasagara Lavanakalambaka Taranga 1.

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Under the leadership of Tarakasura, the asuras used to torment the devas. Tarakasura had received a boon from Brahma that he could only be killed by an offspring of Shiva. Indra and Brahma requested Shiva to produce a son, and he agreed. But though a hundred years passed, Shiva and Parvati remained immersed in each other. The world was nearing collapse and the devas, as per Brahma’s instruction asked Agni to distract the couple. Agni reluctantly approached the couple and increased the heat to distract them. Shiva gave his seed to Agni, who gave it to Ganga. Ganga left it in Meru as per Shiva’s advice and there the Shaivabhutas worshiped it. A thousand years later, a six faced child was born and that was Subramanya.

From Shiva’s seed was also created gold and silver, and then iron, copper and bronze, and from the dirt in the Ganga, tin, as per Ramayana Balakanda Sarga 37.

The son of Arjuna and Ulupi.

Once Narada visited the Pandavas and advised that having a common wife should not cause a quarrel amongst them. From then on, Draupadi decided to spend one year each with every husband, and stated that if any of the other husbands saw her during that period, they would go for a pilgrimage for one year. Once, a brahmin came to the palace and complained that his cows had been stolen. Arjuna agreed to help him, but his weapons were stored in Yudhishtira’s palace. That was the year that Draupadi was staying with Yudhishtira. Arjuna, in his haste, forgot about this, and entered Yudhishtira’s palace. Thus he had to go on a pilgrimage for a year.

Arjuna left the palace for the forests, accompanied by several brahmins. Arjuna reached the banks of the Ganga and went into the river for a bath. There, Ulupi, the daughter of the naga king, attracted him, and they got married. They had a son called Iravan. Ulupi gave Arjuna a boon that he could influence all beings that lived in water and that he would be invincible underwater. Later, Arjuna left them and continued his pilgrimage as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 21.

During the Mahabharata war, Iravan fought on the Pandava side. As per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 45 verses 69-71, on the first day, Iravan battled Shrutayus. According to Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 83 verses 18-22, Iravan defeated Vinda and Anuvinda. Iravan killed five of Shakuni’s brothers as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 90 verses 27-46. Iravan was killed by Alambusha as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 90 verses 56-76.

A holy river, as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 146 verse 18.

A granddaughter of Kashyapa. Krodhavasha had ten daughters – Mrigi, Mrigamanda, Hari, Bhadramata, Matangi, Sharduli, Shweta, Surabhi, Surasa, Kadru. Bhadramada’s daughter was Iravati. Iravati’s son was Airavata, as per Ramayana Aranyakanda Sarga 14.

A river. As per Mahabharata Chapter 188 verse 104, Markandeya saw this river in Krishna’s belly.

One of Kuber’s maids as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 10 verse 11.