Triśiras

The son of TvaṣṠṛ (see TvaṣṠṛ), Triśiras was a three-headed demon killed by the Vedic (see Vedic entries) god Indra (see Indra, Indra and Vṛtra). Triśiras read the Vedas (see Vedas) with one head, ate with another, and stared into space with the third. Indra became concerned that this powerful ascetic might absorb the whole universe so he killed him with a thunderbolt. But even in death the body gave off power, so Indra had a woodcutter cut off the demon's heads.

In Hinduism, Trisiras is the three-headed son of Tvashta. He was created by Tvashta to dethrone Indra. With one head, he ate; with another head, he observed his surroundings; with his last head, he read the Vedas. He grew so powerful that Indra became frightened of him, especially after Trisiras scorned the women Indra sent to seduce him. Indra killed him and Trisiras' father, Tvashta, created Vritra to gain revenge.

Trisiras was also known as Viśvarūpa (in Srimad Bhagavatam).

References

http://vedabase.net/sb/6/7/en

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