A demon of great valour.

There were two very brave brothers in the demon tribe named हेति and प्रहेति . They were inseparable companions of महाबलि . प्रहेति was unmarried and spent his time in religious pursuits. हेति married भया sister of काल and got a son named विद्युत्केश . विद्युत्केश married सालकटङ्का daughter of सन्ध्या and got a son named सुकेश सुकेश married देववती , daughter of ग्रामणी , alias मणिमाया . देववती delivered three sons, मालि सुमाली and माल्यवान् .

Boon to माली

The three brothers, even while young decided to acquire great strength and started performing penance. When their penance became very fierce ब्रह्मा appeared before them in person and asked them what boon they wanted. They said, 'We must be invincible, we must be destroyers of our enemies, we must have long life, we must become rich and powerful ever remaining friendly with each other". ब्रह्मा granted the boon asked for.

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After obtaining the boon they went to विश्वकर्मा and asked him to construct a place of abode for them. विश्वकर्मा was frightened and he hastened to suggest a beautiful place for them to live. He said, "There is a mountain named त्रिकूट on the shores of the southern sea. There is a mountain on it called सुबल . Its main top grazes the sky. Its four sides have been beautifully chiselled. No birds fly to its top. I have constructed there at the request of इन्द्र a beautiful city surrounded by walls of gold and adorned on all sides with festoons of gold. That city is called लङ्का and you, demon-lords, can stay there. You will get glory and prestige which even इन्द्र could not acquire in his अमरावती . If you live in लङ्का with your followers you will be unconquerable".

The happy demons with their people went to लङ्का . They married the daughters of a गन्धर्व woman named नर्मदा . माली married वसुधा ; सुमाली , केतुमती ; and माल्यवान् , सुन्दरी . माली begot of his wife वसुधा four sons named अनिल , अनल , हर and सम्पाति . सुमाली got of his wife केतुमती ten sons named प्रहस्त , अकम्पन , विकट , कालकामुख , धूम्राक्ष , दण्ड , सुपार्श्व , संह्राद , प्रक्वाता and भासकर्ण and four daughters named वेका , पुष्पोत्कटा , कैकसी and कुम्भीनसी .

Death

The three brothers attacked देवलोक under the leadership of माली and a great fight ensued and माली died by the discus of महाविष्णु . (Uttara Rāmāyaṇa) .