Sambara

Sambara

"For a village in Andhra Pradesh see Sambara, Makkuva."

Sambara is a character in Hindu mythology, married to Māyāvati. He abducted the infant Pradyumna, son of Krishna and Rukmini, but he escaped, and after eventually growing up, killed Sambara and married his wife. He was also a demon in the Vedas whose 99 fortresses were destroyed by Indra in the ecstasy of Soma while giving aid to Divodasa Athithigva. Indra finished off the demon in the hundredth.

External links

* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv04026.htm Indra and Sambara (English)]
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rvsan/rv04026.htm Indra and Sambara (Sanskrit)]
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/vp/vp144.htm Pradyumna and Sambara (English)]


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