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(x) When the Yadavas died by hitting one another SAMBHAVAPARVA. A Sub-Parva of Adi Parva 65- with the iron pestle, Samba also was killed. (M.B. Chapters 139). I. Mausala Parva, Chapter 3, Verse 44) . SAMBHU Dhruva's wife. The couple had two sons the of called Sisti and (xi) After his death, Samba entered group Bhavya. (Visnu Purana, Part 1, VLsvadevas. (M.B. Svargarohana Parva, Chapter 5, Chapter 13). Verse 16). SAMBHU II. Grandson of Tvasja, son of Ka^yapa by SAMBA II. A Brahmin scholar. When Dhrtarastra Surabhi. Tvasfa had a son called VisVarupa who begot fourteen started for the forest towards the close of his life, the sons of whom Hara, Bahurupa, Tryambaka, people bade him farewell. This Brahmin stood among Aparajita, Vrsakapi, Sambhu, Kapardi, Raivata, the people and spoke words of consolation. (M.B. Mrgavyadha, Sarpa and Kapali these eleven sons of A:' ramavasika Parva, Chapter 10, Verse 13). Visvarupa form the Ekada^'arudras. ( Purana, SAMBARA i. An . Chapter 18). Various refer to this leader of the SAMBHU III. One of the three sons of the 1 ) General. Ambarisa, as having played a prominent part in the dev- other two being Virupa and Ketuman. (Bhagavata, asura war. After many such wars he was killed by 9th Skandha) . Sambhu never tasted meat in his life. Siva. (Anusasana Parva, Chapter 115, Verse 66). 2) Sambara's magic power. He possessed marvellous SAMBHU IV. A Raksasa, the son of Vidyujjihva by magic powers. Once while fighting with him, the Surpanakha. Sambhu, who was engaged in tapas in Devas were non-plussed by his magical powers, and Dandaka forest when Sri visited the forest was they hid themselves in a forest. Sambara was pleased attracted by the beauty of Slta and transformed himself and he roamed about freely without any fear and into a tree to enjoy her beauty with his eyes. Laksmana, burnt the palaces of the protectors of the world. The who was felling down trees to build an asrama felled Devas left their homes and disappeared in disguise. this tree also, which disappeared immediately leaving The Devas began killing those whom Sambara had behind the dead body of a Raksasa. It was the corpse appointed as army-chieftains. To counter this attack of the Raksasa and Rama comforted Slta and Laksmana by the Devas, he created three powerful asuras by his by revealing the .fact to them. (Kamba . powers of magic. The three asuras called Dama, Aranyakanda) . Vyala and Ghaja began killing the warriors of the Uttara Ramayana contains a story of how Devavatl Devas, and the Devas told at Satyaloka about (or Vedavati) daughter of Kusadhvaja once cursed the depredations of the asura. Brahma encouraged Sambhu. Devavatl was born from the mouth of them for further fighting, and the three asuras were Kusadhvaja (son ofBrhaspati) while he was learning killed and Sambara ran away and hid himself. the . Sambhu wanted to marry the child when

stha Sthi ti . she was but did not consent to ( Jnanavasi prakaranam ) grown up, KuSadhvaja 3) Sambara in Pigveda. There are various references it, and Sambhu, in retaliation, killed Kusadhvaja in to Sambara in the Rgveda. He was King of the his sleep. Next morning Devavatl awoke from sleep to Dasyus. He had mastery over hundred cities. The forts see the dead body of her father. She cursed Sambhu. and trenches in those cities were very strong. -The Her curse was a contributory cause for the death of forts are referred to as Asvamayi, Ayasi, Satabhuji etc. Sambhu by Laksmana. in the Rgveda. The chief enemies of the Aryans were SAMBHU V. An agni, which occupies a status equal to the race of people called Panis in the city. There is a that of a brahmin well-versed in the Vedas. (Vana hint about the killing of Sambara in Sukta 17, Anuvaka Parva, Chapter 221, Verse 5). 8, Mandala 1 of the Rgveda. SAMBHU VI. A son born to Sri Krsna by - 4) Other information. . (Anusasana Parva, Chapter 14, Verse 33). (i) Sambara was Kasyapaprajapati's son by his wife SAMBHU VII. A King of the Bharata dynasty. He Danu. was one of the eighty sons of Ugrasena. (Bhagavata, 9th (ii) Dasaratha had, at the request of the Devas de- Skandha) . feated Sambara in a war fought in Devaloka. (See SAMBHUTA. A King, son of Trasadasyu and father under Dasaratha, Para 5) . of Anaranya. ( Purana, Chapter 88, Verses 74-

(iii) , on another occasion, defeated Sambara. 75). I. Wife of son of Brahma. The (Adi Parva, Chapter 137, Verse 43). SAMBHUTI Marici, had a son called Paurnamasa. SAMBARA n. An asura. couple (Agni Purana, Chapter 20). He was the son of Hiranyaksa and brother of Sakuni, SAMBHUTI II. Wife of Jayadratha. The couple had a Dvimurdha, Sahku and Arya. (Agni Purana, Chapter son called Vijaya. (Bhagavata, Skandha 9). 17). Sambara, who was a great adepf in magic, was SAMBUKA. A Sudra muni. During the reign of Sri killed in the of his wife Mayavati, by company Rama a great number of children died in the country the son of Sri Krsna. See under Pradyumna, ( and many parents wept before the king about the loss of . Pradyumna) their offsprings. According to Vasistha's advice Rama SAMBHALA (SABHALA, SAMBHALA). A village enquired whether anybody indulged in actions not in the to famed Puranas. According proper to his station in life. Sri Rama surveyed the Mahavisnu will incarnate as Kalki in this village. (For country from the air in a Vimana, and during the

under . details see Kalki) survey he found Sambuka, the sudra muni hanging with SAMBHAVA. A King of the Puru dynasty, son of Urja his head down and inhaling smoke from a fire lit under and father of Jarasandha. (Agni Purana, Chapter him. Thus, having found out that the tapas by that 278). sudra was the reason for the children's death, Rama