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An appellative for a person of a ravenous appetite and of wild and extravagant conduct.
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भस्मासुर m. m.
N. of an असुर, [Vcar.]
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भस्मासुर n. एक असुर, जो शिव के विभूति में स्थित एक कंकड से उत्पन्न हुआ था । मराठी भाषा में लिखित ‘शिवलीलामृत’ में केवल इसकी कथा प्राप्त है । संस्कृत पुराणों में कही भी इसकी कथा नही दी गयी है; किंतु उन पुराणों में प्राप्त कालपुष्ट एवं वृक नामक असुरों की कथा से इसकी कथा काफी मिलती जुलती है (कालपृष्ठ, एवं वृक देखिये) । यह शिव का परमभक्त था, जिस कारण उसने इसे वर दिया था कि, जिसके सर पर यह हाथ रखेंगा, वह तत्काल दग्ध हो कर भस्म हो जायेगा । शिव के इस वर के कारण, यह सारे लोगों को अत्यधिक त्रस्त करने लगा । फिर इसे विनष्ट करने के लिए, श्रीविष्णु ने मोहिनी का अवतार लिया । ‘मुक्तनृत्य’ की एक मुद्र में, अपना हाथ अपने ही सर पर रखने के लिए इसे विवश कर, मोहिनी ने इसका वध किया [शिवलिला.१२] ।
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BHASMĀSURA A demon. There is no mention about this demon in any of the Sanskrit purāṇas but ‘Śivalīlāmṛta’ in Marāṭhi contains the following story about him. Bhasmāsura was born of the Bhasma dust (ashes) on the body of Śiva. Pleased at the great devotion of the demon towards him Śiva asked him to name any boon he wanted. Bhasmāsura said that he wanted the power to burn to ashes anybody on whose head he placed his hand. Bhasmāsura became arrogant with the boon and he became a nightmare to the whole world. Then Mahāviṣṇu appeared before him in the form of Mohinī, an attractive dancer and alluring him by her charm started on a dance called Muktanṛtya. During the course of this dance Bhasmāsura was forced to place his hand on his own head and the moment his head touched his head he was burnt to ashes.
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