Surapadman
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Surapadman is a powerful demon king in Hindu mythology, best known as the primary adversary defeated by the god Murugan (Skanda) during the events commemorated in the Skanda Sashti festival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surapadman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6971802 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surapadman Context triple: [Skanda Sashti, associatedDemon, Surapadman]
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A.
Neelkanth
Neelkanth is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, referring to his blue-throated form gained after consuming poison during the churning of the cosmic ocean.
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B.
Sahastradhara
Sahastradhara is a popular scenic spot near Dehradun in Uttarakhand, India, known for its waterfalls, caves, and sulfur-rich springs believed to have therapeutic properties.
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C.
Vrikodara
Vrikodara is a famous epithet of Bhima, the mighty Pandava hero of the Indian epic Mahabharata, highlighting his immense strength and voracious appetite.
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D.
Mata Kausalya
Mata Kausalya is revered in Hindu tradition as the mother of Lord Rama and the chief queen of King Dasharatha in the epic Ramayana.
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E.
Kameswara
Kameswara was a king of the Kediri (Kadiri) kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known from Javanese historical traditions as one of the early rulers in the succession that included the famed King Jayabaya.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surapadman Target entity description: Surapadman is a powerful demon king in Hindu mythology, best known as the primary adversary defeated by the god Murugan (Skanda) during the events commemorated in the Skanda Sashti festival.
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A.
Neelkanth
Neelkanth is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, referring to his blue-throated form gained after consuming poison during the churning of the cosmic ocean.
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B.
Sahastradhara
Sahastradhara is a popular scenic spot near Dehradun in Uttarakhand, India, known for its waterfalls, caves, and sulfur-rich springs believed to have therapeutic properties.
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C.
Vrikodara
Vrikodara is a famous epithet of Bhima, the mighty Pandava hero of the Indian epic Mahabharata, highlighting his immense strength and voracious appetite.
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D.
Mata Kausalya
Mata Kausalya is revered in Hindu tradition as the mother of Lord Rama and the chief queen of King Dasharatha in the epic Ramayana.
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E.
Kameswara
Kameswara was a king of the Kediri (Kadiri) kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known from Javanese historical traditions as one of the early rulers in the succession that included the famed King Jayabaya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asura
ⓘ
demon king ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| adversaryOf |
Kartikeya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ Skanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Murugan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parvati NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Kanda Puranam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Murugan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
arrogant ruler
ⓘ
powerful demon ⓘ |
| emblemOfAfterDefeat | Murugan's rooster emblem ⓘ |
| enemyOf | devas ⓘ |
| festivalCommemoratedIn |
Kanda Sashti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skanda Sashti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageTradition | Tamil literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
subjugation of ego by divine grace
ⓘ
triumph of dharma over adharma ⓘ |
| mythology | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
battle with Murugan
ⓘ
role in Skanda Sashti ⓘ |
| parent | Banumati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfProminence |
South India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil tradition ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
oppressor of the gods
ⓘ
usurper of heavenly realms ⓘ |
| sibling |
Simhamukha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taraka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Padumakomalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicallyRepresents |
ego
ⓘ
ignorance ⓘ |
| title | asura king ⓘ |
| transformedInto |
peacock
ⓘ
rooster ⓘ |
| vehicleOfAfterDefeat | Murugan's peacock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsedAgainst | Vel of Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipContext | invoked as vanquished evil during Skanda Sashti ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Surapadman Description of subject: Surapadman is a powerful demon king in Hindu mythology, best known as the primary adversary defeated by the god Murugan (Skanda) during the events commemorated in the Skanda Sashti festival.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.