";s:4:"text";s:3564:"The Asuras go by perceptual and superficial knowledge. The Puranas paint the kinship of the Asuras and Devas.
The story of Indra and Vairocana is mentioned in the Chandogya Upanishad (8:7). Adityas (Suras) are the sons of Aditi and Daityas (Asuras) are the sons of Diti.
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