Vritra

… The latter (as his name Vritra, from var, to veil, indicates) is pre-eminently the thief who hides away the rain-clouds.

Ramayana. English Valmiki 1866

And, O king, that great Asura who was known as Vritra became on earth the royal sage known by the name of Manimat.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Satyam is Indra and Maytas (the spelling reversed - its negation, Sublation, Aufhebung) Vritra (the Python into which funds reportedly syphoned off) out to devour it.

maytaSatyam Tusar N Mohapatra 2009

The origin of this festival is usually traced back to the historical incidents of Indra's fight with Vritra-Indra that resulted in Indra's loss.

Archive 2009-08-01 photographerno1 2009

The origin of the festival is mostly attributed to one of the following mythological incidents: 1. Indra's fight with Vritra - Indra, the king of devtas (gods), had lost his kingdom to the asura (demon) Vritra.

Archive 2009-08-01 photographerno1 2009

Satyam is Indra and Maytas (the spelling reversed - its negation, Sublation, Aufhebung) Vritra (the Python into which funds reportedly syphoned off) out to devour it.

Archive 2009-01-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2009

Mazda, lord of justice and wisdom, was linked with the sun and stars; and Indra, a divine warrior, had fought a three-headed dragon called Vritra and brought order out of chaos.

Excerpt: The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong 2006

Vritra had 3 heads, but being a snake, I don't think he had any arms with which to toss a statue head.

Rob's Friends on MySpace? Dennis 2007

Vishnu helped Indra fight a giant snake named Vritra.

Rob's Friends on MySpace? Dennis 2007

Spiritual aspiration or the Aryan "climbing" when hampered by hostility entails a fight with Vritra and its minions to force their elimination.

Archive 2007-08-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2007