Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.125
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.125
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4) *Boons granted to Kaikeyī.* Before the sons were born to Daśaratha, the mighty asura called Śambara once attacked Devaloka. Daśaratha was at that time known as Nemi, and he was a great friend of Indra, and on his invitation Nemi, along with Kaikeyī, went to Devaloka in a chariot. Nemi killed the asura army within half an hour. Then Śambara assumed the form of ten Śambaras and attacked Nemi from ten points. In this context Nemi turned and twisted his chariot in all the ten directions at the same time and killed all the ten Śambaras and recaptured Svarga. It was from that day onwards that Nemi came to be known as Daśaratha.