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Indra

King of the Devas; an Aditya

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Bhagavata PuranaSakradaShakraPurandaraDevendra

King of the Devas; an Aditya

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Indra, son of Kashyapa and Aditi, is sovereign of Svarga and foremost among the Adityas in epic and Puranic narrative.

Primary sources

  • Bhagavata Purana · Skandha 6 · ch. 18
  • Vishnu Purana · Amsha 1 · ch. 15

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  • Kashyapa

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    Bhagavata Purana · Skandha 6 · ch. 18Vishnu Purana · Amsha 1 · ch. 15

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  • Aditi

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    Bhagavata Purana · Skandha 6 · ch. 18

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  1. Order 10 · earliest cited

    Birth of the Pandavas

    Through divine mantras, Kunti and Madri bear the five Pandava brothers.

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