[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) › c9.2658 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2658](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2658) 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). - [Previous: c9.2657](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2657) - [Next: c9.2659](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2659) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2658](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2658) · Pramāṇa