THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Sindurasura
Sindura emerges from Brahma’s yawn and asks to be recognised as his son. Brahma names him for his red colour and grants an embrace that will tear an opponent apart. The recipient has performed no long austerity for this favour. Wondering whether it is effective, he decides to test it on its giver.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- Asura
- Form
- Daitya / Danava / Asura antagonist
- Tradition
- Vedic · Puranic
- World & Associations
- Ganesha narrative settings
Family Context
The available reference record does not establish a complete family genealogy. No parents, consorts, or descendants are inferred from the name alone.
THE STORY
Life & Stories
Story Connections
- Ganesha-Sindura traditions
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
After the victory, Gajanana applies the asura’s red blood to his own body. The narrative connects this act with names meaning red-faced and fond of vermilion. The defeated ruler thus remains present in an explanation of the deity’s appearance and names, rather than only in a list of conquered enemies.
Role
Asura in Ganesha Purana-associated traditions; a specific passage for this account remains to be established.
Attributes & Abilities
- Supernatural combat in associated tradition
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
This is the Ganesha Purana’s Sindura and Gajanana narrative. Its explanation of vermilion-related names is retained as this text’s account; it does not establish that every use of red pigment in Ganesha worship has one exclusive origin.
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Artwork & Archive Notes
Objects & Emblems
No named weapon or artifact is specified in this profile’s reference record. This does not establish that the figure never used one.
Visual Identity
Where artwork is shown, it is a contemporary illustrative interpretation. This reference record does not establish a fixed portrait, colour scheme, or complete set of iconographic attributes for this figure.
Tradition Note
The supplied archive flags an identity or spelling question. A Devanagari rendering identifies this recorded name; it is not proof that similarly named figures are the same person.
The name is used in more than one account. The identity described here is kept distinct from similarly named figures.
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Characters & Cosmic Entities2
Gajanana, the deity’s manifestation in this account, kills him.
He emerges from Brahma’s yawn and receives his dangerous gift.