Anrita

In Hindu mythology, Anrita is falsehood,[1] son of Adharma (unrighteousness or vice), married to Nikriti (immorality).[2] They had two sons, Bhaya (fear) and Naraka (hell), and twin daughters, Máya (deceit) and Vedanú (torture), who became their brothers' wives. [3]


Anrita is also the name of one of the mystical weapons delivered to Ráma by Viswámitra, as mentioned in the Rámáyana.[3]

References

  1. Singh, N.K. (1999), Encyclopaedia of Hinduism, p. 973, ISBN 978-81-7488-168-7, retrieved 2010-08-23
  2. Garrett, John (1871), A Classical Dictionary of India, p. 95, ISBN 978-0-217-66817-0, retrieved 2014-07-24
  3. 1 2 Garrett, John (1871), A Classical Dictionary of India, p. 36, ISBN 978-0-217-66817-0, retrieved 2014-07-24
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