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* [[Achilles Heel]]: Duryodhana had his thighs, and Ravana had his heart. Every demon will have a weak spot. Every single one.
** Interestingly enough, Durvasa, the [[Hot
* [[Achilles in His Tent]]: In the Mahabharata, Karna walks out of the war because he did not respect Bhishma enough. Bhishma's impending death changed his mind.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The Puranas.
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* [[Hartman Hips]]. See the [[Stripperiffic]] entry below.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Most of Karna's adulthood problems can be blamed on the fact that he swore allegiance to a guy who turned out to be with the bad guys, and Karna refused to go back on his word.
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** Vishwamitra could have easily been a Brahmarishi much sooner than he did if he were not so hotblooded.
* [[I Have Many Names]]: Several gods have been known to have over a thousand names. The ones with sahasranamas (lit. thousand names) have books that lit. list their thousand or more names, i.e. Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesha, Lalita, etc.
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** Daitya King Hiranyakashyap wished that he would neither die during day or night, outside or inside, neither by celestial or human or by any weapon made under the sun. He dies due to the avatar Narsimha, who appears during twilight, on the steps of a house (which is neither inside nor outside), who is half-animal and half-man, and who uses his nails to tear open his stomach.
** Another villain had wished that any foe who appeared before him would lose half their strength, and he would gain the same amount. He was defeated, simply enough, when Rama shot him in the back from tree cover. The villain managed to deliver a decent [[What the Hell, Hero?]] speech, but died anyway.
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* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: There are tons of different ways to spell all the names you see here in English. Even beyond that, everyone has several alternate names that all have their own spelling issues. It can be quite confusing at times.
* [[Stripperiffic]]: The outfits of several goddesses and Mohini (the female avatar of Vishnu!).
** It also [[Lampshade|Lampshades]] the fact that Indian society has changed its values after being under both Islamic and British control. Outfits that had been acceptable for millennia are now taboo. Also, saris were topless before Islamic control ([[Sexy Backless Outfit]] and [[Bare Your Midriff]]), until British control.
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* [[Taking the Bullet]]: When the Devas and Asuras churn the sea in order to obtain Amrita (the nectar of immortality), they use a naga (serpent) called Vasuki as the churning rope. The strain causes Vasuki to exhale Halahala (literally, "the most vicious and venomous poison") capable of killing all life. To save the world, Shiva swallows the Halahala himself, and it burns his throat blue.
** He does it again when his consort Kali finally kills the demon Raktabija and dances on the field of battle. Each step of her joyous dance causes a terrible earthquake. Shiva is aware this might cause an [[Earthshattering Kaboom]], so he shields the earth with his body. This causes Kali to stop her victory dance, as she realizes that she's stomping on her husband.
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