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Surapadma
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Śūrapadmā.
Surapadma (Sanskrit: शूरपद्मा), Surapadman (Tamil: சூரபத்மன்) is an asura featured in Hindu literature. He is the son of the sage Kashyapa and a shakti named Maya. He wages war against the devas by invading Devaloka with a massive army. He is defeated by Murugan, and according to Tamil tradition, turned into his vahana, the peacock. He is the brother of Tarakasura. His eldest son is Banukopan.