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Both of these physical Malayalam printings can be explored via specialty online bookstores like Exotic India Art .

Daruka was a powerful Asura who received a boon from Lord Brahma: No man or god could kill him, and he could not be killed by any weapon. Drunk with power, Daruka began to harass the Rishis and destroy Yagnas (fire sacrifices). Worse, he developed a specific power: every drop of his blood that fell on the ground would immediately spawn a thousand more demons just like him.