Madhu and Kaitabha
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Madhu and Kaitabha are two powerful asuras (demons) in Hindu mythology who emerge from Vishnu’s earwax and are ultimately slain by him, symbolizing the triumph of divine order over chaos.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asuras
ⓘ
duo ⓘ mythological characters ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bhagavata Purana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devi Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahabharata (in retellings of creation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cosmic ocean
ⓘ
creation myths ⓘ |
| birthType | asuras born from Vishnu’s earwax ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Vishnu’s righteousness ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| deathLocation | cosmic waters ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Vishnu in battle ⓘ |
| describedAs | powerful asuras ⓘ |
| emergeFrom | Vishnu’s earwax ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Brahma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Vishnu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu in his form lying on the cosmic ocean ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being slain through a clever boon-related condition
ⓘ
boons of near invincibility ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| memberOf | asura race ⓘ |
| mythology | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to demonstrate the supremacy of Vishnu
ⓘ
to illustrate the triumph of dharma over adharma ⓘ |
| notableAct | attempt to kill Brahma ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | divine order ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | cosmic dissolution and creation ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | Vishnu’s rescue of the Vedas ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| represent |
forces opposed to cosmic order
ⓘ
primordial chaos ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | antagonists ⓘ |
| symbolism |
adharma
ⓘ
chaos ⓘ |
| theme |
divine victory over demonic forces
ⓘ
restoration of cosmic order ⓘ |
| threaten | cosmic stability ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.