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.
O Khelā with drooping breasts — flee hence, fly away from here!
Upavarta, Balāhaka, Khela, Gardabhanādina, the vulture-one, Hastyāyana — these [from here we drive away].
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.