N. of a demon killed by Kārtikeya. [He was the son of Vaj- rānga and Varāṅgī. He propitiated the god Brahmadeva by means of his penan- ce on the Pāriyātra mountain, and ask- ed as a boon that he should not be kill- ed by any one except a child seven days old. On the strength of this boon he began to oppress the gods who were ob- liged to go to Brahmā and ask his as- sistance in the destruction of the demon; (see Ku....