# Demons *Asuras, raksasas, and demoniac personalities* ## Major Demon Kings ### Demons in Puranic History - [[index/H#hiraṇyakaśipu|Hiraṇyakaśipu]] - The great asura killed by Lord Narasimha - [[index/H#hiraṇyākṣa|Hiraṇyākṣa]] - Brother of Hiranyakasipu, killed by Lord Varaha - [[index/K#kaṁsa|Kaṁsa]] - Demon king of Mathura, killed by Krishna - [[index/R#rāvaṇa|Rāvaṇa]] - The powerful rakshasa king of Lanka - [[index/S#śiśupāla|Śiśupāla]] - A demon king cursed to be reborn as an enemy of Krishna - [[index/entries/dantavakra|Dantavakra]] - A demon destroyed by Krishna - [[index/J#jarāsandha|Jarāsandha]] - King of Magadha defeated by Bhima - [[index/V#vṛtrāsura|Vṛtrāsura]] - Great demon killed by Indra - [[index/B#bali mahārāja|Bali Mahārāja]] - Demon king subdued by Lord Vamana - [[index/B#bāṇāsura|Bāṇāsura]] - Thousand-armed demon fought by Krishna - [[index/M#māyā dānava|Māyā Dānava]] - Great demon architect - [[index/S#śālva|Śālva]] - Demon king who attacked Dvaraka - [[index/P#pauṇḍraka|Pauṇḍraka]] - False Vasudeva killed by Krishna - [[index/M#Mura|Mura]] - Five-headed demon killed by Krishna - [[index/N#Nāraka defined|Naraka]] - Demon who stole Aditi's earrings ### Demons in Vrindavan - [[index/A#aghāsura|Aghāsura]] - Putana's brother, killed by Krishna in the form of a giant snake - [[index/B#bakāsura|Bakāsura]] - A demon killed by Krishna in His youth - [[index/P#pūtanā|Pūtanā]] - A demoness who came to poison the infant Krishna - [[index/K#kālīya serpent|Kālīya]] - The serpent demon conquered by Krishna in Yamuna River - [[index/A#ariṣṭa|Ariṣṭa]] - A demon in the form of a bull - [[index/D#Dhenuka|Dhenuka]] - A demon in the form of a donkey - [[index/P#pralambāsura|Pralambāsura]] - Demon killed by Balarama - [[index/V#vyomāsura|Vyomāsura]] - Demon who kidnapped cowherd boys - [[index/K#keśī|Keśī]] - Horse demon killed by Krishna ## Demon Dynasties ### Daitya Dynasty (Asuras) - Descendants of Diti - Including Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakasipu, and their lineage - [[index/entries/diti|Diti]] - Mother of the Daityas - [[index/K#kaśyapa muni|Kaśyapa Muni]] - Father of the Daityas - [[index/P#prahlāda mahārāja|Prahlāda Mahārāja]] - Great devotee son of Hiranyakasipu - [[index/entries/virocana|Virocana]] - Son of Prahlada - Opposed to the demigods ### Rakshasa Clans - Led by Ravana and Kumbhakarna - [[index/K#kumbhakarṇa|Kumbhakarṇa]] - Brother of Ravana - [[index/V#vibhīṣaṇa|Vibhīṣaṇa]] - Righteous brother of Ravana - [[index/I#Indrajit|Indrajit]] - Son of Ravana - Inhabitants of Lanka and other regions ### Other Demoniac Classes - [[index/P#piśāca|Piśācas]] - Ghostly beings - [[index/B#bhūta|Bhūtas]] - Spirits - [[index/Y#yakṣa|Yakṣas]] - Semi-demonic beings - [[index/R#rākṣasa|Rākṣasas]] - Man-eating demons - [[index/K#kali personified|Kali]] - Personified sin of the age - Other evil entities ## Related Topics - [[index/meta/demigods|Demigods]] - Opposed to demons - [[index/meta/kings|Kings]] - Some historical demoniac rulers - [[index/meta/incarnations|Incarnations]] - Krishna and Narasimha as demon-slayers ## See also: - [[index/meta/incarnations|Incarnations]] - Lords who killed demons - [[index/meta/demigods|Demigods]] - Often fought with demons - [[index/meta/maya-tattva|Maya-tattva]] - Philosophical understanding of illusion - [[index/meta/krishna-tattva|Krishna-tattva]] - Understanding Krishna as demon-slayer --- *This index is under development. Additional entries from Śrīla Prabhupāda's books, lectures, conversations and letters will be added as the indexing work progresses.*