Andhaka
Andhaka
Andhaka is a name used for more than one daitya and king in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
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- Andhaka: the daitya king of Pātāla, son of Hiraṇyāksha, who desired Gaurī and made war on Bhagavān Śiva. Vāmana Purāṇa; Matsya Purāṇa; Vishṇu Dharmottara Purāṇa; Harivaṃśa; Agni Purāṇa; Bhavishya Purāṇa; Brahma Purāṇa
- Andhaka (son of Mādrī): a son of Kroshṭu and Mādrī, with Vṛshṇi one of the branches of the Vṛshṇi line of Yadu. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 14
- Andhaka (son of Sattvant): the son of Sattvant and Kausalyā, father of Kukura and others and forefather of Ugrasena, who gave sons to the sonless Asamauja. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 15–16
- Andhaka (Son of Śvaphalka): a son of Śvaphalka and Gāndinī and a brother of Akrūra; Chapter 14 prints his name Andhakaru. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 14, 16