The Mudgala Purana lists eight incarnations of this deity who overcome eight demons.
The Mudgala Purana lists eight incarnations of this deity who overcome eight demons. His other incarnations include one who slew Sindura, who was born from Brahma's yawn, and one with 10 arms who slew the demon brothers Davantaka and Narantaka. On one occasion he was appeased by a handful of rice after he threatened to eat Kubera. He won his consorts Siddhi and Buddhi by sitting down to read some scriptures during a race around the world. He allowed himself to be hit after recognizing a weapon created by his father during a confrontation with Parasu-Rama, and his refusal to budge from guarding his mother's bath resulted in his decapitation by his father. He also transcribed Vyasa's dictation of the Mahabharata. FTP name this son of Parvati and Shiva with a one-tusked elephant's head the Hindu god of wisdom.
The Mudgala Purana lists eight incarnations of this deity who overcome eight demons.
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