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*Amba, then returned to Bhishma and urged him to accept her as his wife. Bhishma, bound by his vow of celibacy, could not do so. | *Amba, then returned to Bhishma and urged him to accept her as his wife. Bhishma, bound by his vow of celibacy, could not do so. | ||
*Enraged, Amba vowed to avenge her insult. She carried out severe penances in the forest and finally received a boon from [[Shiv]], to avenge her insult in her next birth. | *Enraged, Amba vowed to avenge her insult. She carried out severe penances in the forest and finally received a boon from [[Shiv]], to avenge her insult in her next birth. | ||
| − | *She was reborn as [[Shikhandi]], daughter of [[Drupad]]. She fought in the war of [[Mahabharat]], under the name of Shikhandi, and was the cause of | + | *She was reborn as [[Shikhandi]], daughter of [[Drupad]]. She fought in the war of [[Mahabharat]], under the name of Shikhandi, and was the cause of Bhishma's death. |
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Amba / अम्बा
- Amba was the eldest daughter of the king of Kashi. She and her sisters Ambika and Ambalika were carried off by Bhishma to be the wives of Vichitravirya.
- Amba, being secretly in love with Shalva, was sent back to him. But Shalva rejected her because she had been in another man's house.
- Amba, then returned to Bhishma and urged him to accept her as his wife. Bhishma, bound by his vow of celibacy, could not do so.
- Enraged, Amba vowed to avenge her insult. She carried out severe penances in the forest and finally received a boon from Shiv, to avenge her insult in her next birth.
- She was reborn as Shikhandi, daughter of Drupad. She fought in the war of Mahabharat, under the name of Shikhandi, and was the cause of Bhishma's death.
Mahabharata |
Abhimanyu · Arjuna · Ashvatthama · Eklavya · Karna · Kunti · · Keechak · Krishna · Ghatotkacha · Jayadratha · Duryodhana · Dushasan · Dronacharya · Drupad · · Draupadi · Nakula · · Bhim · Bhishma · · Shantanu · Yudhisthira · Vidur · Ved Vyas · Shakuni · Parikshit · · Kaurav · · Shishupal · Subhadra · · Sanjay · Sahdeva · · Shikhandi · · Shalva · · Shalya · · Dhritrashtra · · Pandu · · Adhirath · · Amba · · Ambika · · Ambalika · · Dhrishtadyumna · · Gandhari · · Lakshagrah · · Maadri · · Virat · · Uttara · · Hidimba · · Jarasandh · · Krapacharya |