Daitya

Daitya
Sculpture of the daitya king Hiranyakashipu
AffiliationAsuras
TextsPuranas
ParentsKashyapa and Diti

The daityas (Sanskrit: दैत्य) are a race of asuras in Hindu mythology, descended from Kashyapa and his wife, Diti.[1] Prominent members of this race include Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakashipu, and Mahabali, all of whom overran the earth, and required three of Vishnu's avataras to be vanquished.[2]

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Image of the daitya army

The Manusmṛiti classifies the daityas as good, while placing them at a lower level than the devas:

Tāpasā yatayo viprā ye ca vaimānikā gaṇāḥ
Nakṣatrāṇi ca daityāśca prathamā sāttvikī gatiḥ

Ascetics and hermits, Brāhmaṇas, celestial beings,[note 1] lunar asterisms, and Daityas represent the first state partaking of 'Sattva.'

— Manusmṛti 12.48[3]

The origin and noteworthy members of this race are specified in the Harivamsha Purana:[4]

Kashyapa, the well-dressed son of Marichi, espoused two sisters of Prajapati, Diti and Aditi. The great Kashyapa begat on Aditi the twelve classes of the celestials, Dhata, Aryama, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Bhaga, Indra, Vivashvan, Pusha, Parjanya, Twastha and Vishnu. He began on Diti the powerful Hiranyakashipu. The Daitya-chief Hiranyaksha was his younger brother. Hiranyakashipu had five highly powerful sons, namely Pralhada, Hlada, Sangrada, Jambha and Anuhrada. Pralhada's son was Virocana whose son was Bali. Their sons and grand-sons were all very powerful. Thousands of the descendants of these highly powerful daityas are seen all over the land. Having seen Hiranyakashipu slain by the Man-lion the Daityas made Bali their chief for the destruction of the gods. He was heroic, powerful, pious and self-controlled like Hiranyakashipu and therefore was installed as their king by the Daityas.

— Harivamsha, Chapter 40
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List of daityas

Mahābalī receives Vāmana

Some of the notable daityas mentioned in Hindu mythology include:

In the sci-fi franchise Infinity Horizon, the Daitya are colossal beings from the low-gravity planet Laksha, communicating via advanced olfactory signals and attended by Davana tribes they control through pheromones.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (23 August 2019). "The army of Demons (Asuras) [Chapter 40]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2019). "Story of Diti". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ Jha, Ganganatha (1920). Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi. ISBN 8120811550.
  4. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (14 November 2020). "The Beginning of the Dwarf Incarnation: Bali Becomes King [Chapter 40]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Daitya". Infinity Horizon Wiki. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

Notes

  1. ^ "Vaimānikā gaṇa" literally refers to those who ride in Vimanas, generally referring to the gods.
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