Trinavarta

Krishna slays Trinavarta, depicted on a folio

Trinavarta (Sanskrit: तृणावर्त, IAST: Tṛṇāvarta) is an asura who is featured in Hindu literature, most prominently in the Bhagavata Purana.[1] He is described to be a whirl-wind asura dispatched by Kamsa to murder Krishna, but is slain by the deity instead.[2]

  1. ^ Narayanan, Anand Chandrasekar (2020). The meaning of Generosity: A subjective culture study in India.
  2. ^ Prasad, Dev (2015-01-27). Krishna: A Journey through the Lands & Legends of Krishna. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8495-170-7.