The
Ramayana states that Trishira engaged Rama in a fight and hit him with a number of arrows. At this, Rama told him that his arrows were like flowers being showered on his body. Thereafter, a duel ensued, in which Rama killed Trishira. Trishira and his brother
Atikaya are believed to be incarnations of the
asuras
Madhu and Kaitabha, who were slain by
Vishnu during the period of the creation of the universe. ==See also==