- A rank among Vaimānika Deva (Empyrean god);
that god who acts as armed body-guard of Indra (the king of the gods) and stands at attention behind him.
ātmarakṣā śirorakṣopamāḥ... praharaṇodyatā raudrā pṛṣṭhato'vasthāyinaḥ.(Ta Vā 4.4)
- Self-protection- In event of misconduct happening before oneself, to protect one's own soul through religious inspiration, observing silence and retiring to seclusion.
(Sthā 3.348)