One story says that king Citraketu was destined to be reborn as this figure, because he flew over Mount Kailasa with his wife and laughed at two deities making love in the open. Another story says this figure was born from  Twashta, after he committed a ritual sacrifice while grieving over loss of his son. The thigh bones of the sage Dadhici are provided in order to allow this figure to be killed, but because that killing is done in a sinful manner, Nahusha is allowed to rule the world for a hundred thousand years. This creature gets smashed by a column of sea foam at twilight on the beach, during a fight in which this creature strikes the elephant Airavata with a mace stolen from the elephant's owner. This demon holds back all of the waters of the world, until it 
One story says that king Citraketu was destined to be reborn as this figure, because he flew over Mount Kailasa with his wife and laughed at two deities making love in the open. Another story says this figure was born from  Twashta, after he committed a ritual sacrifice while grieving over loss of his son. The thigh bones of the sage Dadhici are provided in order to allow this figure to be killed, but because that killing is done in a sinful manner, Nahusha is allowed to rule the world for a hundred thousand years. This creature gets smashed by a column of sea foam at twilight on the beach, during a fight in which this creature strikes the elephant Airavata with a mace stolen from the elephant's owner. This demon holds back all of the waters of the world, until it is struck by the Vajra. FTP, name this dragon killed by the Hindu thunder god Indra.
One story says that king Citraketu was destined to be reborn as this figure, because he flew over Mount Kailasa with his wife and laughed at two deities making love in the open.
Vritra (or Ahi) 