[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) › c9.1052 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1052 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1052 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1052](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1052) ŠAMIKA I. 1) General. A muni. He remained with herds of cattle and performed tapas feeding himself on the foam from the mouth of calves drinking their mother's milk. He was the father of Śṛṅgī, who cursed king Parikṣit, who once threw a dead snake on the neck of Śamikā. The curse was that he would die within seven days of the incident by snake-bite. For details see under Parikṣit, Para 3). 2) Other information. i) Šamika worships Indra in his court. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 7, Verse 16). ii) Šamika too was present on the occasion when Vyāsa called up and showed Janamejaya the souls of dead kings. (Aśvamedhika Parva, Chapter 35, Verse 8). - [Previous: c9.1051](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1051) - [Next: c9.1053](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1053) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1052](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1052) · Pramāṇa