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Devayani Cursing Kacha and the Failure of the Sanjivani Vidya

OriginHindu Mythology

To level the playing field in the war between gods and demons, the sage Kacha is sent to learn the secret of immortality from the Asura guru Shukracharya. After surviving multiple murder attempts and eventually learning the secret from within the guru's own body, Kacha is cursed by the guru's daughter, Devayani, when he refuses to marry her on moral grounds. The curse ensures that while Kacha...