CHAPTER NINETEEN
Treta Yuga (About 900 BCE)
Asuras and rakshasas wanted to conquer the heavens. They wanted to remove Lord Indra so that Sekiada could have that heavenly throne. Sekiada, of course, was not the first rakshasa who wanted to have all the facilities Lord Indra had as a king of Heaven. Many wars had been waged by many powerful rakshasas and asuras. Devas (Gods) had always won the battle.
But this time was different. Sekiada had just been made immortal with Lord Brahma’s boon, and so he dared to challenge Lord Indra. He accepted the difficult task of defeating the devas. He reached Heaven with his force of five thousand rakshasas. When he arrived, Lord Indra was unaware, as he was enjoying watching a nritya performed by apsaras in his court, drinking wine while sitting on his
