Vedic spirit

Usage examples of asura.

Rama had heard countless tales of Asura atrocities before, nightmare tales from the Last Asura War, which he knew still haunted his father, the maharaja, on moonless awamas nights such as this onefor awamas was the night when evil flourishedbut never had he heard of or envisioned such atrocities taking place within the walls of his home city, mighty Ayodhya herself.

They were the forerunners of the Asura army, heading the invasion and leading the rest of the inhumans into the city.

There were other Asura races, too, committing other unspeakable acts of violence and desecration.

The Asura forces covered the road all the way to the edge of the Southwoods, a distance of a full yojana.

Not the benign and just devas that civilized Aryas worshipped, but the primordial spirit-lords that the Asura races bowed toas did a few discontented Aryas like Manthara herself.

In his entire reign, Dasaratha had never needed to lock them against anything or anybodynot even during the height of the Last Asura War.

And if the sudra hunter was just an Asura in disguise, how did he have the use of brahman?

I have not endured two hundred and forty years of tapasya in the fetid swamps of the Bhayanak-van just to be tricked by a shape-shifting Asura such as yourself.

Dheeraj Kumar, General of the Purana Wafadars, our battalion of veterans of the Last Asura War.

In fact, it was his extraordinary valor that stemmed the invasion and enabled mortal forces to drive back the Asura legions.

The Asura forces have not dared to encroach on mortal territories since you drove them back across the ocean to their island hell.

I say once again, the Asura races have made deep and wide inroads into the uncharted peninsula.

To continue: This Asura army you speak ofit is still in Lanka, am I right?

Mortals have been at peace with the Asura races for twenty-three years.

This is how Ravana has struck back at you for defeating him in the Last Asura War.