Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2658
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2658
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ŚUMBHA. An asura; the eldest of the three sons, more powerful than Indra, born to Kaśyapaprajāpati by his wife Dānu, the other two sons being Niśumbha and Namuci. (For details see under Niśumbha).