Dadhichi
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Dadhichi (), also rendered Dadhyanga and Dadhyancha, is a sage in Hinduism. He is best known for his sacrifice in the Puranas, where he gives up his life so that his bones could be used to manufacture the Vajra, the diamond-like celestial thunderbolt of the deity Indra, in order to slay Vritra.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Dadhichi 1988 stamp of India.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Dadhichi, featured on an Indian stamp
- Deity.parents
- Atharvan (father), Chitti (mother
- Deity.consort
- Suvarcas
- Deity.children
- Pippalada
- Deity.texts
- Rigveda, Puranas, Ramayana
- Deity.affiliation
- Rishi, Shaivism
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- Dadhichi 1988 stamp of India.jpg
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- date of death
- 2000-00-00
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- Dadhichi
- date of birth
- 2000-00-00
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9 sectionsContents
- Literature
- Legend
- Horse-head legend
- Conflict with Kṣuva
- Legend of the Vajrayudha
- Daksha's yajna
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
Dadhichi (), also rendered Dadhyanga and Dadhyancha, is a sage in Hinduism. He is best known for his sacrifice in the Puranas, where he gives up his life so that his bones could be used to manufacture the Vajra, the diamond-like celestial thunderbolt of the deity Indra, in order to slay Vritra.
== Literature == In the Bhagavata Purana, Dadhichi is described as the son of the sage Atharvan and his wife, Chitti. Atharvan is said to be the author of Atharvaveda, which is one of the four Vedas. Chitti was the daughter of the sage Kardama.