# नरकासुर (narakāsura)

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नरकासुर (narakāsura) is a Sanskrit word meaning an asura son of Earth and friend of Kamsa.

- **SLP1:** `narakAsura`  **IAST:** narakāsura  **Devanagari:** नरकासुर
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narakasura
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/narakasura/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Other (1 definition)
- 1. An asura son of Earth and friend of Kamsa. 2. An enemy of the gods who stole the umbrella of Varuna and earrings of Aditi before being slain by Krishna.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > नरकासुर (narakāsura) [Printed book page 2-207 ] Narakāsura — (Naraka, s.v. Bhauma); Born of Hari in his Boar manifestation when he touched and raised the Earth, 1 hence son of Earth, 2 an asura friend of Kamsa; 3 a friend of the Vānara Dvivida; 4 ran away with the umbrella of Varuṇa, Kuṇḍala of Aditi and contested the position of Indra. 5 Fought with Sanaiścara in the Devāsura war; 6 find- Page2-208+ 33 ing Mura and his sons dead, came out with elephants, which were all killed by Garuḍa; fought with Kṛṣṇa till his head was cut off and the ladies of his harem married by Him (Kṛṣṇa); 7 lost his kingdom through pride of power. 8 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. X. 59. 30[1]; [65 (v) 1].] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. X. 59. 59. [1] and 2.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. X. 2. 2; 36. 36.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. X. 67. 2; 69. [3] 1.] [ Footnote: 5) Ib. X. 59. [1] and 2.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib. X. 73. 20; 83. 40; Br. III. 6. 15; 73. 102; IV. 29. 125.] [ Footnote: 7) Bhā. VIII. 10. 33.] [ Footnote: 8) Ib. X. 59. 14-22; 37. 16; I. 10. 29.] [ ID=6933 ]

## Sources

Definitions from The Purana Index.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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