There is a legend about Namuchi & Indra which can be traced back to
the Rig Veda. A version which appears in tAndya brAhmaNa goes
something like this --
Namuchi, the asura had a contract with Indra that he should not be
killed during the day or during the night and with a weapon that is
neither wet, nor dry.
So, Indra killed him during the sandhyAkAlam, twilight, which is
neither day nor night, with the foam of river, which is supposed to
be neither wet, nor dry. The motif of this legend seems to be a very
popular one and may have inspired other puranic stories with
different characters.
The foam of river is a source of lot of confusion. A suggestion was
made that it is the milky ways and the Namuchi legend is an
astronomical phenomenon. However, Kaushika sutra of atharva-veda
alludes to this namuchi legend and gives a practical application
with "foam of rivers".
Regards,
Kasturi Rangan .K
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