Asura

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In Hinduism, the Asura (Sanskrit: ) constitute a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes considered sinful and materialistic. Term Asura is negative of the term "Sura," similar to asymbiotic-symbiotic. Sura ( "Sur" in original sanskrit ) means Devas (Gods). Daityas and Danavas were combinedly known as Asuras. The Asura were opposed to the Devas. Both groups are children of Kasyapa. However, in early Vedic religion, both the Asura and the Devas were deities who constantly competed with each other, some bearing both designations at the same time.