Simhika Explained
Simhika is a rakshasi in Hinduism. She appears in the Ramayana, as a foe of the vanara, Hanuman, by whom she is slain.[1]
Legend
In the Ramayana, after meeting Mainaka and Surasa, when Hanuman was crossing the ocean to Lanka, the kingdom of the rakshasa-king Ravana. Simhika was hiding in the ocean. Even as he flew overhead, she captured Hanuman's shadow with her magic. According to one account, forewarned about this creature by Sugriva, he expanded his size, and observed her vulnerability when she followed suit. He turned himself small and allowed her to swallow him, ripping her apart from within, slaying her before he resumed his journey.[2] [3] In other accounts, he merely kicked her to death.[4]
In popular culture
References
- Web site: www.wisdomlib.org . 2012-06-24 . Simhika, Siṃhikā, Siṅhikā: 18 definitions . 2022-11-22 . www.wisdomlib.org . en.
- Book: aravamudan, krishnan . Pure Gems of Ramayanam . 2014-09-22 . PartridgeIndia . 978-1-4828-3720-9 . 373 . en.
- Book: Books, Kausiki . Narasimha Purana: English Translation only without Slokas . 2021-10-24 . Kausiki Books . 251 . en.
- Book: Pattanaik, Devdutt . Ram's Companion: (Penguin Petit) . 2017-10-09 . Penguin Random House India Private Limited . 978-93-87326-09-5 . 16 . en.
- News: Sudha Chandran’s Ferocious Avatar As Simhika Will Make You Excited For Colors’ Karamphal Data Shani India.com . www.india.com . 1 August 2017 . en.
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