[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.1018 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1018 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1018 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1018](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1018) He was the son of Hiraṇyākṣa and brother of Śakuni, Dvimūrdhā, Śaṅku and Ārya. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 17). Śambara, who was a great adept in magic, was killed in the company of his wife Māyāvatī, by Pradyumna, the son of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. (See under Pradyumna). - [Previous: c9.1017](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1017) - [Next: c9.1019](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1019) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1018](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1018) · Pramāṇa