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Tales of the Gods
He was given the power to reduce to ash whatever he laid a hand on. Then he looked at the hand, and then at the god standing in front of him.
The asura had done everything correctly, which is the uncomfortable part.
The Bhagavata calls him Vrika. Vrikasura, the wolf-demon.
The rest of this story, read aloud, and a new one every day.