TY - BOOK AU - Nath, Shatrujeet TI - The Guardians of the Halahala SN - 9788184956382 U1 - 823 NAT 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Mumbai : PB - Jaico Publishing House KW - Fantasy fiction KW - Gods, Hindu KW - Mythological fiction KW - Vikramaditya, King of Ujjain N2 - The first installment in the Vikramaditya Veergatha epic fantasy series. When Lord Shiva saves the cosmos by consuming the catastrophic Halahala poison churned from the Ocean of Milk, a small portion is secretly hidden inside a powerful dagger. Recognizing that neither the devas nor the asuras can be trusted with a weapon capable of absolute victory, Shiva entrusts its protection to a mortal ruler—Samrat Vikramaditya and his legendary Council of Nine (Navaratnas). Avanti quickly becomes a battleground as supernatural forces and rival kingdoms converge to seize the ultimate relic ER -