Khela
mythological figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
Khelā
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Named demoness cursed to flee in one hymn and listed among an exorcised roster of demons elsewhere.
Upavarta, Balāhaka, Khela, Gardabhanādina, the vulture-one, Hastyāyana — these [from here we drive away].
O Khelā with drooping breasts — flee hence, fly away from here!
Rigveda
Legendary figure named as a beneficiary of the Asvins' (or another god's) aid.
For the wing of a bird, like a leaf, was cut off in the battle at the time of Khelā's deadly contest.