Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1824
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1824
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ŚIKHAṆḌĪ (ŚIKHAṆḌINĪ I). Rebirth of Ambā, daughter of the king of Kāśī. Ambā ended her life with the vow that she would take revenge on Bhīṣma and was born in the next life as the daughter of king Drupada under the name Śikhaṇḍinī, and Śikhaṇḍinī helped Arjuna in the war at Kurukṣetra to kill Bhīṣma. (For the history of Ambā ending in two lives see under Ambā. Certain pieces of information not included under that head are given below).