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There is a legend about Namuchi & Indra which can be traced back to 
the Rig Veda. A version which appears in tAndya brAhmaNa goes 
something like this --

Namuchi, the asura had a contract with Indra that he should not be 
killed during the day or during the night and with a weapon that is 
neither wet, nor dry.
So, Indra killed him during the sandhyAkAlam, twilight, which is 
neither day nor night, with the foam of river, which is supposed to 
be neither wet, nor dry. The motif of this legend seems to be a very 
popular one and may have inspired other puranic stories with 
different characters.
The foam of river is a source of lot of confusion. A suggestion was 
made that it is the milky ways and the Namuchi legend is an 
astronomical phenomenon. However, Kaushika sutra of atharva-veda 
alludes to this namuchi legend and gives a practical application 
with "foam of rivers".

Regards,
Kasturi Rangan .K




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