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Asuras

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The asuras are the superhuman adversarial powers of Hindu mythology: elder-cousin clans of the devas who side with ego-driven might — the deva-asura conflict being the standing frame of puranic narrative. In the processed verses: they joined the churning of the ocean (SB 1.3.16) but were deluded by Mohini at the distribution of the nectar (1.3.17).

Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa 1.3.16 — Sanskrit Wikisource (pinned oldid=369178)