Daitya Physiology

The power to use the abilities and physical traits of a daitya. Variation of Transcendent Giant Physiology, Hindu Deity and Asura Physiology. 
==Also Called== 
*The Daityas
==Capabilities==
The user with this ability either is or can transform into a daitya, a member of a group of divine giant ascetics and hermits, brāhmaṇas (priests) celestial beings and lunar asterisms. The Daityas represent the first state partaking of ‘Sattva.’ (or Truth/Goodness Seeking in Sanskrit), in Hindu/Buddhist mythology. These beings are related to the Asura and are also demons, but to a higher extent than the asuras. 
==Applications==
====All==== 
*Appendage Generation
**Multiple Arms
**Multiple Heads (Many Daitya had many heads)
**Multiple Eyes
***360-Degree Vision (Andhaka)
*Craftsman Deity
**Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Artisan (Mayasura)
*Giant/Transcendent Giant Physiology (They were commonly depicted in iconography as gigantic creatures) 
**Lower Divinity/Greater Divinity/Supreme Divinity (Varies based on Daitya) 
***Deity Soul (Some were deities reincarnated)
***Divine Aura
*Invisibility (Varies)
*Magic Mastery 
**Omni-Magic (Varies among them)
*Political Manipulation (Some like Hiranyakashipu or Banasura were extremely knowledgeable in the ways of their race) 
**Political Intuition
*Siddhi Mastery (The only notable Daitya to have knowledge of, or use the Siddhis, is Hiraṇyakaśipu)
==Daityas==
*Andhaka - A malevolent Asura. 
**Asura Physiology 
***Multiple Arms (One thousand arms)
***Multiple Heads (One thousand heads)
****360-Degree Vision (Two thousand eyes)
***Multiple Legs (Two thousand feet)
**Blood Manipulation (According to Devi Bhagavata Purana, Book 5, he could control his blood once he was damaged where it is said to have resembled a mountain of blood)
**Blood Cloning (Upon the blood drops going onto a surface or even onto himself, he could summon clones from his blood) 
***Self-Replication (According to Chapter 29 of the same Purana, his clones had the same equipment, form and strength as him, even one blood drop. according to the Purana, could either summon an endless number of clones or many thousands)
****Absolute Restoration and Absolute Invulnerability (by virtue of his boon - could not truly die until all blood was removed)
****Immunity to Meta Power Negation, Absolute Destruction and nullification of Absolute Immortality (Survived fighting both Shiva and Kali, a weapon which can destroy existence and survived being impaled for a few thousand years according to the Purana)
**Blood Transcendency (Via his boon) 
***Sealing, Absolute Separation and Omni-Empowerment (Possibly with his blood)
**Divine Vision (Was born blind and gained vision after penance)
*Banasura - An asura whose boon was to control Shiva to defend his city, was eventually slain by Krishna in the Bhagavatam Purana.
**Absolute Invulnerability (Thanks to his boon)
**Fear Immunity (Was given the ability of fearlessness by Shiva)
**Asura Physiology (An asura king)
**Divine Lord and Divine Presence (By proxy of his boon)
**Multiple Arms (One thousand arms)
*Hiranyakashipu - An Asura King in the Puranas.
**Absolute Condition (Was the strongest in the Three Worlds outside of Vishnu)
***Divine Combat (Fights Narasimha, the half-human, half-lion avatar of Vishnu)
***Liminal Deity (Could shatter doors)
**Absolute Invulnerability (He was invulnerable at the hands of any being created by Brahma, that he would not perish inside or outside, by day or night, by any weapon, on the earth or in the sky, by men or beasts, devas or asuras)
***Omni-Physiology, Totality Embodiment and Omni-Manipulation (When the boon is active. "Neither the deva-s, nor the demons, gandharva-s, yakSha-s, serpents, rAkShasa-s, nor the men, demons who prefer flesh, shall never ever kill me. O the grandfather of all the worlds! The sages shall never get angry with me and curse me. This is the boon I want, suitable for my penance. No one shall never ever kill me with a weapon, arrow, mountain or tree, dry or wet or any other things. No one shall never ever kill me in heaven, netherworld, sky, any place on earth, inside, outside, night or day. The one who is capable of killing me, along with my servants, army and vehicles with a single strike of hand, may become my death. I shall be the sun, moon, wind, fire and water, atmosphere, stars, all the ten directions. I am the anger, the god of love, varuNa (god of water), vAsava (indra) and yama. I shall be kubera, the lord of wealth. I shall be the king of yakSha-s and kimpuruSha-s."))
**Immunity to Meta Power Negation (These powers cannot be lost)
**Absolute Immortality (Had he actually attained the boon of immortality. Mentioned that he cannot "meet the death from any entity, living or nonliving. Grant me, further, that I not be killed by any demigod or demon or by any great snake from the lower planets", he cannot die)
**Complete Arsenal (Varies with interpretations of the boon)
**Conditional Omnipotence and Supreme Voice ("I shall be everything")
**Omni-Immunity (Depending on the Purana such as the Shiva Purana or Vayu Purana, he would be invulnerable and immune to dry or wet weapons, thunderbolts, mountains, trees, missiles or any form of weapon. Other variations include not being slain by any living being, not at daytime or night-time and not above or below and in the Mahabharata, he also had the boon that he would have unrivalled combat prowess, exceeding skill in the use of bow and other weapons, surpassing and bearing all the powers of deities including Indra, Yama, Kubera, Surya, Agni, Vayu, Soma, and Varuna)
***Omniarch (Is mentioned in the same text "Give me sole lordship over all the living entities and presiding deities, and give me all the glories obtained by that position", where he rules over all entities and deities which would include the Trimurti and Tridevi)
**Absolute Strength (Lifts Mount Sumeru, the axis of the universe)
**Siddhi Mastery (Potentially as the only Daitya to know it - In the Srimad Bhagavatam: "The demoniac king Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted to be unconquerable and free from old age and dwindling of the body. He wanted to gain all the yogic perfections like aṇimā and laghimā, to be deathless, and to be the only king of the entire universe, including Brahmaloka")
**Transcendent Mage Physiology (Knew magic)
**Transcendent Weaponry and Summoning (Could summon transcendent weapons to his body)
**Wealth Deity (His name means clothed in gold or wealth; commonly associated with wealth) 
***Gold Mimicry (Can control gold)
*Hiranyaksha 
**Cosmic Manipulation and Absolute Change (Having received this boon of virtual invulnerability, Hiranyaksha assaulted the defenceless Bhumi and pulled her deep beneath the cosmic ocean. The other deities appealed to Vishnu to save the earth goddess and creation. Answering their plea, Vishnu assumed the avatar of a wild boar (Varaha) to rescue the goddess. Hiranyaksha attempted to obstruct him, after which he was slain by Vishnu)
***Cosmic Water Manipulation (Submerged the entire earth in the form of Bhumi and the three worlds into the Cosmic Ocean)
**Divine Slayer (Could slay gods)
**Nigh-Absolute Invulnerability (Hiranyaksha received the boon of invulnerability of meeting his death by neither any god, man, nor beast).
**Liminal Deity (Reincarnation of Vishnu's gatekeeper named Vijaya)
*Holika
**Divine-Demonic Physiology (Is a demon and bears divine boons)
**Divine Object (Fireproof scarf or garment, depending on the Purana)
**Fire Immunity (In the myth she is featured in including herself and Hiranyakashipu, she is immune to fire through her clothing as also mentioned in the Vishnu Purana)
*Simhika (Variation of Holika)
**Fertility Deity (Simhika is a Fertility deity)
**Shadow Magic (Possessed shadow magic and used it against Hanuman in the Ramayana) 
***Shadow Manipulation (In the Ramayana, she could easily capture Hanuman's shadow while she was hiding underwater as he flew over the ocean to Lanka) 
****Absolute Speed and possible Meta Power Negation (Via her shadows where she could catch Hanuman, who is faster than thought) 
*Ilvala and Vatapi - Asura brothers who were stopped by the sage Agastya.
**Absolute Restoration (Ilvala has the innate ability to revive the dead no matter what)
**Omnifarious (Presumably for both. Vatapi had the boon of transforming into any life form at will)
**Supernatural Strength (Vatapi would transform himself into a goat. Every time sages passed through the forest, Ilvala would invite them for a feast. Ilvala would cook the goat, which was Vatapi - Vatapi would emerge tearing the stomach of the sages. The rakshasa brothers killed thousands of holy men using this trick) 
***Miracle Performing and Reality Warping (When the terrified asura asked Agastya how he could serve him, Agastya asked for ten thousand cows and pieces of gold, and a golden chariot yoked by two steeds)
*Jalandhara - Jalandhara also known as Chalantarana (Sanskrit: चलन्तरण, lit. he who walks and swims) is an asura in Hinduism who was born when Shiva aimed his Third Eye at the ocean.
**Archetype: Ruler of Heaven (When he grew up, he conquered the three realms - Svarga (heaven), Bhuloka (earth), and Patala (underworld). He married Vrinda, the daughter of Kalanemi. He would be slain by his creator, Shiva))
**Reality Warping, Prophecy Manipulation and Miracle Performing (Jalandhara's childhood was full of wonders. Borne up by the wind, he flew over the ocean; his pets were lions that he had caught; and the largest birds and fishes were subject to him)
**Absolute Strength (Jalandhara grew up to be a handsome man and was made the emperor of asuras by Shukra, their guru. Jalandhara was exceedingly powerful and was considered to be one of the mightiest asuras of all time. A fierce battle ensued between the devas and the asuras. Many warriors were killed on both sides. Shukra revived the asuras using his amṛtajīvinī vidya. Brihaspati revived the dead devas by using the medicinal herbs from the Drona mountain. Shukra counselled Jalandhara to uproot the mountain so that Brihaspati would be unable to employ the medicinal herbs to revive the devas. Jalandhara acquiesced and hurled the mountain Drona into the ocean. Demoralised, the devas requested Vishnu for his aid. A fierce battle was fought between Jalandhara and Vishnu, who rode upon Garuda and wielded his divine sword, Nandaka. Vishnu was impressed by Jalandhara's valiance in battle and granted him a boon of his choice. Jalandhara requested his brother-in-law Vishnu to stay in his eponymous city, bringing with him his followers and his wife, Lakshmi)
***Archetype: Justice Deity, possible Meta Miracle Manipulation, Omni-Healing and Reality Warping (Presumably in the underworld. Jalandhara became the lord of the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the underworld). He confiscated all the jewels that the devas and the gandharvas had hoarded during the Samudra Manthana and ruled virtuously, with nobody in his realm sick or lean)
***Absolute Illusion and Omnifarious (With his demonaic Māyā. Upon seeing Shiva and his avatars dominate the battlefield, Jalandhara created an illusion. This distracted his army, but not himself. Meanwhile, Jalandhara disguised himself as Shiva and went to Parvati in order to trick her)
*Kalanemi - Kalanemi (Sanskrit: कालनेमि, romanized: Kālanemī, lit. 'felly of the wheel of time') is an asura in Hindu mythology. 
**Meta Time Manipulation and Omni Identity (Kalanemi is a compound word made up of 'Kala', which means "time", and 'nemi', which means "the felly of a wheel or a portion". It represents the time segment of the wheel of time that denotes "the afternoon leading to sunset". 'Kala' also means "black", perceived to be the asura Kalanemi, who represents the period of darkness that "increases as the day move toward night and as the Dvapara Yuga moves towards the Kali Yuga.")
**Supernatural Strength (In the Padma Purana, Kalanemi fought on the side of Soma and the rest of the daityas in the Tarakamaya War against the devas. He showered mountains upon the devas, who were terrified by the very sight of him as he had grown to immense proportions) 
***Holy Fire Generation and Transcendent Weaponry (He breathed flames from his mouth, and launched a number of divine missiles on his foes)
***Earthquake Generation (On a planetary scale. When the asura smashed Garuda's head with his mace, Vishnu retaliated by employing the Sudarshana Chakra to chop all of the former's arms, causing his lifeless form to shake the earth upon its collapse)
***Omni-Immunity (To all beings but Vishnu - The devas were then advised by Narada to seek the help of Vishnu, as only he could kill Kalanemi, who had immense powers acquired by meditation)
***Enlightenment and Nigh-Omnipotence Bestowal (On the request made by the devas, Vishnu, riding his mount Garuda, attacked Kalanemi, and rendered him unconscious. Regaining consciousness, Kalanemi realised that he was confronting Vishnu, and accepted his defeat, requesting Vishnu to grant him beatitude as he had been defeated by a divine being)
*Keshi - A horse who Krishna kills.
**Absolute Speed and Absolute Speed Flight (Keshi assumes the form of a huge horse, who gallops at the speed of thoughts, wears the earth with his hooves and scatters celestial vehicles and clouds in the sky with his mane. His neighing terrifies the people. Krishna challenges Keshi to a duel, as the horse is creating havoc around Gokula. Keshi roars like a lion and charges towards Krishna, striking him with his hooves) 
***Supernatural Durability (Krishna catches hold of Keshi's two legs and tosses him to a great distance. Recovering from the fall, the agitated Keshi opens his mouth and attacks Krishna. As soon as Krishna thrusts his left arm into Keshi's mouth, all of Keshi's teeth fall. Krishna's arm expands, and Keshi chokes to death, as sweat flows from his body, his eyes roll and he struggles kicking his feet. As Keshi falls lifeless on the ground, assuming his true demon form, the gods and Narada extol Krishna)
***Absolute Fear (Narada in his panegyric thanks Krishna for easily slaying the horse-demon, whose neighing alone was driving the gods to abandon heaven. He further prophesies the great deeds that Krishna will perform later, including the killing of Kamsa. terror by Keshi on earth and sky) 
*Lavanasura - an asura in Hinduism. He is slain by Shatrughna, the youngest brother of Rama, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. 
**Absolute Destruction and Meta Immunity Bypassing (He pleased the deities so much that that on one occasion, Shiva granted him his trishula. Madhu built a palace and named the place as Madhupuri. Madhu had a son named Lavana, who had the qualities opposite to those of his father)
**Absolute Domination (Over the kings of the earth. Lavana was so evil that even as a child he would beat play mates, kill them, and eat them. Madhu handed everything over to his son including his trident and drowned himself in the ocean because of shame. The sages further described Lavana. There was a king named Mandhata who was a descendant in the dynasty of Iksvaku. Mandhata had dominated the whole planet and he became so proud that he wanted to rule heaven also. So he challenged Indra to either turn over the kingdom to him or fight with him in battle. Indra proclaimed that he would grant his realm to the asura if he slew all the kings of earth. Lavanasura defeated Mandhata's army with the trident. Hearing all this, Rama promised that he would protect the sages, and the kingdom of Madhupuri)
**Supernatural Strength (As Lavana returned home after hunting animals for eating each day, Shatrughna challenged him to fight. Lavana was very happy to accept the challenge because it was his dinner time. Lavana uprooted many trees and threw them on Shatrughna, and a great battle ensued. Later, Shatrughna removed the special arrow (used for killing Madhu and Kaitabha, given as a gift by Vishnu) that Rama had given him. As Shatrughna strung his bow, the whole universe started to tremble. He struck Lavana right in the heart, slaying him. Rama then crowned Shatrughna as the king of Madhupuri, where he ruled for several years)
*Madhu and Kaitabha - A pair of asura brothers who casually fought Mahavishnu and survived. 
**Primordial Darkness Manipulation (The illustrious Achyuta is without beginning and without end. He looked at those two drops of water. One of these was beautiful and radiant and looked like honey. On Narayana’s instructions, Madhu, based on tamas qualities, was generated from this. The other drop was hard, and Kaitabha, based on rajas qualities, was generated from this. With the qualities of tamas and rajas, these two superior ones advanced While Brahma looked on, they violently seized the Vedas. Having seized the eternal Vedas, the best among the danavas quickly entered the nether regions, inside the waters of the great ocean.)
***Meta Death-Force Manipulation, Absolute Restoration, Omni-Perception, Omni-Protection and Divine Power Replication (According to the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Madhu and Kaitabha originated from Vishnu's earwax, and performed a long period of tapas devoted to the goddess Mahadevi, employing the Vāgbīja mantra. The goddess granted them the boon of death befalling them only with their consent, which was granted. The proud asuras then started attacking Brahma, and stole the Vedas, hiding themselves in Patala. Brahma sought Vishnu's help, and eulogised the deity in order to awaken him)
**Archetype: Omnislayer and Size Manipulation (The two asuras then fought against Vishnu, and were undefeated. Upon advice from Mahadevi, Vishnu employed deceit to destroy the two asuras. Vishnu praised the powers of the two asuras, and said that he would be pleased to grant them boons. Laughing, the boastful asuras, proud of their victories against Vishnu, said that they were willing to grant him boons instead. Vishnu cleverly asked Madhu and Kaitabha for the boon of slaying them. Defeated, the asuras requested Vishnu to be slain at any location except in the water, believing that they would still be invincible upon land. They were subsequently vanquished by Vishnu with his Sudarshana Chakra: Mahāviṣṇu instantly raised his thighs which were enlarged to a great extent over the water as solid earth seeing which the Asuras enlarged their bodies to the extent of a thousand yojanas. But Mahāviṣṇu enlarged his thighs further, caught hold of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, laid them on his thighs and cut off their heads with his discus)
***Continent Creation (As the Bhagavata Purana has it, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha stole the Vedas from Lord Brahma and deposited them deep inside the waters of the primeval ocean. It was Lord Vishnu, in his manifestation as Hayagriva, killed them, and retrieved the Vedas. The bodies of Madhu and Kaitabha disintegrated into 2 times 6 — which is twelve pieces (two heads, two torsos, four arms, and four legs). These are considered to represent the twelve seismic plates of the Earth)
**Infinite Energy (Existed before creation and literally fought Vishnu for 5000 years straight) 
***Complete nullification of Autopotence and Absolute Transcendence (Fought and likely killed Vishnu several times over as well as having fought Mahavishnu, the strongest form of Vishnu)
**Power Level Infinitum (According to another legend, Madhu and Kaitabha were two asuras who had become powerful enough to annihilate Brahma. However, Brahma spotted them, and begged the goddess Mahamaya for help. Vishnu then awoke, and the two conspiring asuras were killed. This led to Vishnu being offered the epithets Madhusudana - the killer of Madhu, and Kaitabhajit - the victor of Kaitabha)
**Reality Warping, Coincidence Nullification and Logic Manipulation in tandem with Absolute Death Inducement (Giving the ability to harm themselves to others. They could give boons to slay them)
***Absolute Defense (Vishnu killed them using Vaishnavastra according to Uttarakhanda and also gave Brahma the knowledge of creation. "This arrow is full of energy and you are scared because of that. Earlier, this belonged to the eternal god who is the creator of the worlds. The great-souled one created this great arrow to slay the two daityas, Madhu and Kaitabha. Only Vishnu knows about this arrow, which is filled with energy. Earlier, it was the embodied form of the great-souled Vishnu himself. You said that creation was my task and invested everything in me. O lord of the universe! Having taken up the burden invested on me, I worshipped you.")
*Mahabali - An Asura king who was an incarnation of the god Indra as well as the only Asura to actually have immortality that is entirely natural.
**Godly Incarnation (of Indra)
**Absolute Immortality (Did not die even after being sent to Heaven and Hell; the latter area being one where death is assured in Hindu texts)
**Heavenly Lands Lordship (Turned his kingdom into a heavenly kingdom according to the Puranas) 
*Nivatakavacha - A race of asuras.
**Absolute Invincibility (The nivatakavachas (Sanskrit: निवातकवच, romanized: Nivātakavaca, lit. 'the impenetrable armoured ones') are a sect of daityas, the children of Kashyapa and Diti, classified under the race of asuras in Hindu mythology. They are best known for their battles against Ravana and Arjuna, the latter of which caused their annihilation)
***Ocean Manipulation (Thirty million nivatakavachas were born in the daitya clan. Allied with the kalakeyas, they triumphed over the devas in battle. They are described to have been skilled in magic and warfare, wielding powerful weapons to defeat their foes)
**Possible Reality Warping (In the Mahabharata, Indra sought the destruction of the nivatakavachas from his son, Arjuna, as his dakshina (honorarium). Describing the sect as his foes, he stated that the nivatakavachas lived in a fortress under the ocean, numbered thirty million, and were alike in shape, size, and prowess. To achieve this task, Indra sent his own charioteer, Matali, to drive Arjuna to the location of his foes. The devas offered Arjuna a conch named Devadatta, and Matali offered him ornaments that resembled his own. When the two reached the city of the daityas, they closed their gates, fearing that Indra himself had appeared to slay them. When Arjuna blew his conch, the nivatakavachas attacked him, loosing tridents, spears, and arrows upon him. Arjuna released arrows from his Gandiva, slaying the daityas in the thousands. The nivatakavachas rendered themselves invisible, and showered elemental attacks on Arjuna. The prince grew disheartened when he realised that he was unable to manoeuvre their attacks due to the intensity of their barrage. Matali urged him to employ the thunderbolt missiles he had brought with him, which devastated the daityas, and defeated them. The daitya women sought shelter in their houses as Arjuna entered Maṇimatī, thinking that it looked better than the city of the devas. The charioteer explained that the city had previously belonged to the devas, but had been captured by the daityas following a boon granted to them by Brahma. Brahma assured Indra that the latter himself, in another form, would defeat the daityas, which had just transpired. He encouraged Arjuna to also lay waste to Hiranyapura, a neighbouring city of the danavas who opposed his father as well, which the prince achieved)
*Prahlāda - The son of the Asura god-king Hiranyakashipu and also a devotee of Vishnu. 
**Beast Lordship (Controls the daitya as their king, which includes beasts)
**Compassion Embodiment (Said to be compassionate towards devotees)
**Infinite Supply (The asura king once again broached the topic of God with his son, only to discover that the latter had never wavered in his faith. Finally, the wicked daitya commanded all the daityas and the danavas to collect all the mountains of the earth to construct a barrier over the boy in the ocean, so that his son would be submerged for a millennium. Even though they spread over him for a thousand miles, Prahlada, bound hand and foot, prayed to Vishnu, who granted him a number of boons, and returned to prostrate before his father, who was left bewildered)
**Nigh-Omnipotence Bestowal and Absolute Invulnerability (It was Prahlada who asked Shukracharya to acquire the Mritasanjivani mantra from Shiva to save the asuras from the devas. After a long life, Prahlada attained Vaikuntha. Prahlada's great-grandson was the thousand-armed Banasura, who was humbled in battle by Krishna)
**Primordial Deity (Was worshipped as a deity after his event)
**Purity Embodiment (According to the Vishnu Purana, his story being told purifies one of all their sins)
**Poison Resistance and immunity to Supernatural Strength (Despite several warnings from his father Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada continued to worship Vishnu instead of the former. The child is successful in converting other students of the Asura clan into Vaishnavism by teaching them the Narayana mantra. His father then decided to commit filicide and poison Prahlada, but he survived. When the daitya soldiers attacked their prince with weapons, Prahlada informed them that their efforts were futile since Vishnu resided within them. The asura monarch then had the boy trampled by the aṣṭadiggajas, the eight elephants who bear the weight of the earth, but their tusks were broken to bits upon contact with him. He placed Prahlada in a room with venomous, dark snakes, and they made a bed for him with their bodies)
** Immunity to and nullification of Absolute Immortality (Through prayer and speech. Helps Narasimha kill his father who is completely immortal by bypassing the conditions of his boons)
**Archetype: Ruler of Heaven and Omni-Protection (Because of his steadfast devotion to Vishnu as well as the teachings of Shukracharya, Prahlada became the mighty King of the Asuras. Prahlada was even more powerful than his father, Hiranyakashipu, ever was. He enjoyed the love and respect of his subjects. Without lifting a single weapon and by virtue of his good behaviour, Prahlada conquered the three worlds easily, and Indra ran away from Svarga. In the disguise of a Brahmin, Indra sought an audience with the asura king and asked him to teach him about Sanatana Dharma. Pleased with this pupil, he offered him a boon, and Indra sought the king's virtue and hence robbed Prahlada of his dharma as well) 
*Sunda and Upasunda - Sunda (Sanskrit: सुन्द) and Upasunda (Sanskrit: उपसुन्‍द) are asura brothers featured in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. They are the sons of Nikumbha. They are the descendants of Hiranyakashipu.
**Omni-Empowerment and Absolute Death Inducement (As long as they didn't kill each other. The brothers Sunda and Upasunda once performed severe austerities upon the Vindhya mountains. Finally, Brahma agreed to grant the brothers a boon, and they sought immortality. This boon was not granted by Brahma. The inseparable brothers chose the boon of being completely invulnerable, except that they could be killed by each other. Leaving the mountains, Sunda and Upasunda slaughtered a number of Brahmins, and threatened the existence of the Vedic religion. Brahma was stirred into action. He instructed Vishvakarma to produce before him the perfect courtesan, who created the beautiful apsara, Tilottama. This damsel was instructed to cause dissent between the brothers. Tilottama found Sunda and Upasunda in the countryside with their retinue, drinking, and celebrating their victories. Beholding Tilottama, they immediately fell to fighting over her, and ended up killing each other. Hence, order was established once more)
*Tārakāsura - Tarakasura (Sanskrit: तारकासुर) is a powerful asura in Hindu mythology. He is the son of the asura Vajranga and his wife Vajrangi. Taraka had three sons: Tarakaksha, Vidyunmali, and Kamalaksha, who were known as the Tripurasura. He is slain by Kartikeya.
**Ultimate Power, Omni-Immunity and Condition Augmentation (Taraka performed penance to Brahma, and when the creator appeared, asked for two boons: One, that none shall be his equal in all of the three worlds, and two, that only a son of Shiva could slay him. This second desire was considered to be crafty on his part, since Shiva was a yogi and was unlikely to bear children) 
***God Summoning (According to the Skanda Purana, Kartikeya (Skanda) was appointed as the commander of the gods, charged with his destiny of vanquishing the asura. The divinities offered a number of gifts to empower him. Taraka, the king of the daityas, summoned billions of asuras to defend his realm, his forces commanded by Kalanemi. The asuras gained the upper hand, the armies of the devas falling like trees to a forest fire. Indra was struck down. Hearing Kalanemi's contempt, Kartikeya and Krishna arrived to duel him, the latter wielding his great bow and raining arrows on the asura from atop Garuda. Kalanemi responded by swallowing Krishna and Garuda whole, after which the deity sliced the asura's belly open with the Sudarshana Chakra, the celestial weapon cutting down masses of daitya warriors)
***Meta Matter Manipulation, Meta Time Manipulation and Omni-Protection alongside Absolute Invulnerability as well as Absolute Insanity Inducement ("O Kumara, see the Lord of Daityas, who is like Kala (God of Death) at the close of a Yuga. This is that same (demon) by whom Śiva had been propitiated by means of terrible penance. It is he by whom Śakra and others had been transformed into monkeys for one hundred million years. It is he who could not be defeated by us despite our pile of all (superior) weapons in the course of the battle. This great Asura should not be viewed with contemptuous disregard. He is Taraka. This is your seventh day. Now it is mid-day. Slay him before sunset. Otherwise he cannot be killed.")
**Immunity to Transcendent Weaponry ("Thereupon various Devas rushed (against the Daitya) in the following manner: Janardana lifted up his discus and rushed speedily. Indra lifted up his thunderbolt. Yama raised his staff roaring loudly. The infuriated Dhaneśvara roared raising his iron club. Varuṇa roared with his noose held aloft. Vayu raised his terrible great goad. The Fire-god (Vahni) lifted up his Śakti of great refulgence. Nirṛti raised his sharp sword. The infuriated Rudras lifted up their tridents. Sadhya-devas raised their bows. Vasus lifted up iron bolts. Viśvedevas raised pestles and thrashing rods. The Moon and the Sun their refulgence, the Aśvinīdevas the medicinal herbs, the serpents the blazing poison and Himadri and other important ones lifted up the mountains.")
***Meta Immunity Bypassing (Taraka proved to be equal to all of their prowess combined, roaring triumphantly. Krishna laughed scornfully, loudly, musing that had he known that Skanda would not slay a devotee of Rudra, the devas and he would not have seen such destruction. Assuming his form of Vishnu, he wrung his arms and swore to kill all the asuras, charging against them and killing a billion of them even as he ran. The earth shook and the devas grew terrified. The gandharva Siddha urged Vishnu to think about his actions that threatened the entire universe. Reverting to his form as Krishna, Skanda and he charged towards Taraka, upon which they witnessed a woman emerging out of the latter's head. The woman announced that she was Shakti, who had resided in the asura ever since his great penance, but would now forsake him because his adharma had out-balanced his dharma. Kartikeya seized the Shakti and pierced it against Taraka's heart, finally fulfilling his destiny even as the deities hailed his name)
*Vajranga - An asura who bore the power of the Vajra 
**Absolute Defense and Archetype: Omnislayer (Diti is said to have undergone severe austerities for ten thousand years in exchange for a boon which granted her a child who would slay the devas)
**Divine Combat (can combat asura such as Vritra who were immune to all dry, foamy or wet weapons)
***Divine Weaponry (Vajra)
***Divine Weather Manipulation (Can control all forms of divine weather)
****Storm Manipulation (God of storms)
****Air Manipulation (Controller over all aspects of air)
****Thunder Manipulation (God of thunder)
*****Precipitation Manipulation (Control of precipitation)
*****Rain Manipulation (He is said to have conquered rain in Vedic mythology)
**Nullification to Absolute Immortality and Absolute Invincibility and has the ability of Power Bestowal and Meta Immunity Bypassing (by granting Karna the Vasavi Shakti, a dart of anti-mortality that can kill any being who is immortal or invincible which can only be used once and could harm Vritra who had boons with Indra swearing that he would not attack Vritra with anything made of metal, wood or stone, nor anything that was dry or wet, or during the day or the night.)
**Path Manipulation (Can control paths likely through rain or thunder)
**Transcendent Element Manipulation (His thunder in iconography and the texts are mostly transcendent due to the nature of the Vajra)
**Primordial Fire Manipulation, Meta Power Immunity, Meta Miracle Manipulation and Absolute Illusion (Via the Vajra. In Vedic times Indra was described in Rig Veda 6.30.4 as superior to any other god. Sayana in his commentary on Rig Veda 6.47.18 described Indra as assuming many forms, making Agni, Vishnu, and Rudra his illusory forms. Over a quarter of the 1,028 hymns of the Rigveda mention Indra, making him the most referred to deity. These hymns present a complex picture of Indra, but some aspects of Indra are often repeated)
*Virochana - An asura king who was the father of Mahabali and the grandson of Hiraṇyakaśipu.
**Divine-Demonic Physiology (Was a divine demon)
**Power Bestowal (Bestowed his servant with a boon of his virtue as a result of his actions towards Indra)
**Authority (Via the crown. In the Ganesha Purana, he was given a crown by Surya where he would only die if it was removed)
***Absolute Immortality and Omni-Protection (He can survive any injury with his crown on and can only die if the crown is removed, which was later done by Vishnu in the form of a damsel in the Ganesha Purana)
==Associations==
*Asura Physiology
*Deva Physiology
*Hindu Deity
*Primordial Giant Physiology
==Limitations==
*Same as the Asura. 
** Addicted to passions, especially wrath, pride, boasting, and bellicosity.
**The daityas are hotblooded and passion-driven nature tended to cloud their judgement and leaves them vulnerable to damage.
==Known Users==
===Folklore/Mythology===
*The Daityas (Hindu Mythology)
*Ashoka (Hindu Mythology/Buddhism) through Brahma and Vishnu's power and the Asura Path
Category:Powers
Category:Hindu Mythology
Category:Divine Physiology
Category:Giant Physiology
==Gallery==
left|thumb|500x500px|Hiranyakashipu was an Asura King of the Daityas and the father of Prahlada who gained five boons from Brahma.
thumb|421x421px|As a Chakravartin, Ashoka can control the powers of the Asura, including the Daityas through using Brahma and Vishnu's powers.