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2) Other details. . Sri Krsna and Balabhadrarama went to (i) Para^'urama made here five rivers through which Hastinapura and rescued Samba and took the bride blood flowed. There, with hands dipped in blood, he and the bridegroom to Dvaraka. Ten sons beginning offered oblations to the manes. (M.B. Adi Parva, with Sumitra were born to Samba by his wife Laksana. Chapter 2, Verse 4). (Bhagavata, Skandha 10). (ii) By the blessings of the ancestors of Paras urama 3) Prabhdvati abducted. Prabhavati was the daughter this place became a holy bath. (M.B. Adi Parva, of Vrajanabha, the King of Supuranagarl. Samba, Chapter 2, Verse 8) . with his brother entered the city Supura (iii) At the ending and the beginning periods of the in the guise of drama-actors with a view to kidnap the two yugas Dvapara and Kali, the and the beautiful daughter of Vrajanabha. They produced four fought the great battle at this place. Because performances such as 'Rambhabhisara' and three other of that this place got the name Samantapancaka. dramas and earned the praise of everybody in Supura. (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter 2, Verse 13) . In this way they got access to the palace of the King, (iv) It was according to the advice of Balabhadrarama and when the time suited, they took away Prabhayati

that this was selected as the to Dvaraka. 2 : place battlefield. ( Salya ( Harivarhsa, 93). Parva, Chapter 55, Verse 5) . 4) . The delivery of an iron rod. Once some (v) was killed at Samantapancaka. with Samba at their head abused Kasyapa and some (Salya Parva, Chapter 89, Verse 40) . other hermits who came to Dvaraka. They cursed the SAMARA One of the hundred sons of Prthusena, a Yadavas, in consequence of which Samba gave birth

of the Bharata . to iron which caused the extermination of King dynasty. ( Bhagavata, Skandha 9) an pestle, SAMARATHA. A brother of King Virata. He was a the Yadavas. (See under Krsna, Para 39, Sub Para 2) . prominent helper of the Pandavas in the Bharata 5) The curse of Sri Krsna. Samba was extremely hand- battle. (M.B. Drona Parva, Chapter 158, Verse 42) . some, and even the wives of Sri Krsna fell in love with SAMASAURABHA. A Brahmin who was well-versed him. Under the circumstances Samba tended to be- in the Vedas and the Vedangas. Mention is made in come wicked. Sri Krsna came to know of the unnatu- , Adi Parva, Chapter 53, Stanza 9, that ral attachment between his wives and Samba, from he was a guest at the snake-sacrifice of Janamejaya. Narada and cursed Samba that he would become a SAMATHA. A learned brahmin. He once gave Yudhi- leper, and cursed his own wives, that they would be sthira a description of the yajna performed by King carried away by thieves and plunderers. Accordingly Gaya, son of Amurtarayas. (Vana Parva, Chapter 95, Samba became a leper and the wives of Sri Krsna were Verse 17). carried away by the Abhlras, after the submerging of SAMAVEDA. See under Veda. Dvaraka. SAMAVEGAVASA. A country of South . (M.B. After a few years, according to the advice of Narada, Bhisma Parva. Chapter 9, Verse 16). Samba began to worship the Sun, at a place called SAMAYAPALANAPARVA. A sub-section of Virata Sambapura in the basin of the river Candrabhaga, to Parva, consisting of Chapter 13 of Virata Parva. get recovery from leprosy. A brahmin also was brought SAMBA I. The son born to Sri Krsna by his wife Jarhba- from Suka (KuSa) island to perform the fast and vow cor- vati. rectly. (Samba 3; Bhavisya Purana, Brahma Parva, 66. 1 Birth. 4. 2. 6. ) A story about the birth of Samba, occurs in 72; 73. 126; Skanda Purana 48; 213). Devi Bhagavata, Skandha 4, as follows : 6) Other details. Children to at were born Rukminl and the other wives of ( i) Samba was present the Svayamvara marriage Sri Krsna. But alone did not give birth to of Draupadi. (M.B. Chapter 185, Verse 17). children. Jambavati was filled with sadness when she (ii) Among the Yadavas, who brought the dowry, saw the children of her co-wives. One day she went to when Arjuna married Subhadra there was Samba the presence of Krsna and requested him to give her a also. (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter 220, Verse 31). this son like Pradyumna. Hearing this, Sri Krsna went to (iii) Samba learned archery from Arjuna. After the mountain where the hermit Upamanyu did he was a member of the court of Yudhisthira. (M.B. penance and making the hermit his teacher, according Sabha Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 34) . to his advice, did penance before Paramasiva. He did (iv) Samba was one of the seven great chariot-fighters penance for the period of a month holding a skull and of Dvaraka. (M.B. Sabha Parva, Chapter 14, Verse a hermit's rod. He did penance in the second month, 57). standing only on one leg and drinking water alone. (v) Samba was present at the Rajasuya (royal con- In the third month Krsna did penance standing on the secration-sacrifice) of Yudhisthira. (M.B. Sabha toes using only air as food. When the penance was Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 16). continued for six months in this state, Paranjas' iva (vi) Samba was defeated in the battle he fought with as asked the minister of Salva. Vana appeared Samba ( Ardhanari&vara) and what Ksemavrddhi (M.B. boon he wanted. Sri Krsna expressed his wish. Siva Parva, Chapter 16, Verse 80.) said that Jambavati would get a son. Soon Jambavati (vii) Samba killed the asura Vegavan in a battle. gave birth to a son. The child was named Samba. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 16, Verse 17) . 2) Marriage. Samba married Laksana the beautiful (viii) Samba participated in the marriage of Abhi- daughter of Duryodhana. Hearing about the Svayarh- manyu conducted at the city Upaplavya. (M.B. vara marriage of Laksana, Samba went to Hastinapura Virata Parva, Chapter 72, Verse 22) . and took her by force from among the various Kings (ix) Samba came with Sri Krsna to Hastinapura and who were present there. Duryodhana and the others took part in the Rajasuya of Yudhisthira. (M.B. captured him. This news reached Dvaraka through Asvamedhika Parva, Chapter 66, Verse 3) .