Kaitabh
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Kaitabh (Sanskrit: कैतभ), a figure of Hindu mythology, is associated with Hindu religious cosmology. Along with his companion, Madhu, he originated from one of the ears of God Vishnu, while he was in the deep sleep of Yoganidra. From his navel, a lotus has sprouted out on which Brahma was sitting and contemplating to create the cosmos and the universe.
Kaitabh and Madhu are considered demons, designed to annihilate Brahma. However, Brahma spotted them, and invoked the goddess Mahamaya. At this point, Vishnu awoke, and the two conspiring demons were killed. Another legend states that Vishnu, in his manifestation as Hayagriva, killed Kaitabh and Madhu, and retrieved the Vedas, which they had stolen, and deposited deep inside the waters of the primeval ocean.
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- Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dhallapiccola
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