Pranam 1 Ayurvedam speaks, Rambhā (रम्भा) refers to the “plantain” according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala, the food-utensils that are made of Rambhā-patra (plantain leaf) have the following dietetic effects: *hṛdya*, *rucya*, *vṛṣya* and *balāgnida* (pleasant, improves appetite, aphrodisiac, strengthen body and stimulates the digestive fire). Old Sraddham people would have done these vessels with the "eerkuchi" for payasam. 2 Rambha the asura: Long ago there was a famous Asura King named Danu <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/danu#purana>. Two sons named Rambha <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/rambha#purana> and Karambha <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/karambha#purana> were born to him. Having no issue, they decided to worship Mālavaṭa yakṣa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/yaksha#purana>, praying to be blessed with children. They started tapas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/tapas#hinduism>, Karambha, in the middle of water and Rambha in the middle of Pañcāgni <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/pancagni#purana>. Indra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/indra#purana> was alarmed at their tapas. He took the form of a crocodile and went into the water in which Karambha was standing and caught hold of his feet, pulling him down. Karambha was drowned. The mighty Rambha who was enraged at the death of his brother, decided to cut off his own head and offer it as sacrifice in the fire. He drew his sword and was about to cut off his head, when Agni <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/agni#purana>, the god of fire, appeared before him and stopped him saying:—"Do not kill yourself. Killing another person itself is a sin. Suicide is a more serious sin. Ask for any boon you wish to have; I shall grant it. Do not put an end to your life."
Then Rambha replied:— "If you are prepared to grant me a boon, let me have a son who is more brilliant than yourself and who will be the conqueror of all the three worlds. He should not be defeated by Devas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/deva#purana> or Asuras <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/asura#purana>, and he should be as mighty as the wind, handsome and an expert archer." Agni replied:"You will have such a son by the woman who wins your heart". When god Agni had left after saying this, Rambha went to visit Mālayakṣa, who was attended to by Yakṣas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/yaksha#purana>. There, they had a treasure known as Padma <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/padma#purana> and numerous animals like elephants, horses, buffaloes, cows and sheep. Among them was a three-year-old shebuffalo of exceptional charm and Rambha fell in love with her. She was also irresistibly attracted by him. As fate would have it, a sexual union took place between them. The she-buffalo became pregnant and Rambha took her with him to his own house in Pātāla <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/patala#purana>. There, the other Dānavas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/danava#purana>, his kinsmen who came to know of his connection with the she-buffalo, expelled him from their midst as one who had committed a forbidden act. So he returned to Mālavaṭayakṣa. The pretty she buffalo accompanied her husband to the holy Yakṣamaṇḍala. While they were living there, she gave birth to an attractive buffalo-calf. After that a he-buffalo came across her. But she remained loyal to her Dānava <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/danava#purana> husband who drew his sword and rushed towards the he-buffalo. The terrible beast with his mighty horns attacked Rambha who fell dead on the ground. The widowed Mahiṣī <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahishi#purana> (she-buffalo) sought the protection of the Yakṣas. They saved her from the Mahiṣa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahisha#purana> (He-buffalo). The disappointed and love-stricken Mahiṣa drowned himself in a holy lake and was reborn as a mighty and heroic Asura named Namara. The Mahiṣī spent some time under the protection of the Yakṣas. When they cremated Rambha’s body, she jumped into the funeral pyre and burnt herself to death. At once from the middle of the fire there arose a monstrous being. That terrible monster, armed with a sword drove away the Yakṣas and killed all the Mahiṣas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahisha#purana>. Mahiṣa who was the son of Rambha alone was spared. He was the Asura named Raktabīja <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/raktabija#purana>. He defeated all gods like Indra, Rudra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/rudra#purana>, Sūrya <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/surya#purana>, Vāyu <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vayu#purana> and others. Mahiṣāsura <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahishasura#purana> became the King of the Asuras. The alarmed Devas (gods) abandoned their posts of honour. All the worlds were plunged in darkness. (Vāmana Purāṇa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vamanapurana#purana>, Chapter 17). 3 *rambhaḥ* (रम्भः). Sounding, roaring. The English word Rambling is from the Sanskrit root. KR IRS 281021 On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 at 12:55, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < iyer...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > RAMBHA > > > Dear friends, > > Rambha is one among the four foremost apsarases-Urvasi, Menaka, Rambha > and Tilothama. > > In the Viswamithra episode, I read, it was not Tilottama, but Rambha, > deputed to interrupt the penance of sage Viswamithra by Indra during the 2 > nd time. > > I thought of surfing a little and gather some more information about > Rambha. I came to know Mahishasura too was born to an asura by name Rambha. > We can call him (he) Rambha. > > The following is a compilation with suitable edition about Rambha. > > Sincerely, > > Gopala Krishnan 28-10-2021. > > 1. Who was (SHE) RAMBHA? > > Rambha in Hindu mythology was the Queen of the Apsarases, the magical and > beautiful female beings in Devaloka. > She was unrivalled in her accomplishments in the arts of dancing, music > and love-making. She was often asked by the king of the Devas, *Indra to > break the tapasya of sages *so that the purity of their penance was tested > against temptation, and also that the order of the three worlds remains > undisturbed by any one man's mystical powers. > > 2. Failure of Rambha > When she tried to disturb the penance of Rishi Vishwamitra (who was doing > it to become a Brahmarishi for the 2nd time), she was cursed by him to > become a rock for 10,000 years till a Brahmin delivers her from the curse. > > 3. Rambha curse king Ravana > > In the epic Ramayana, Rambha was violated by Ravana, king of Lanka, who > was thereby cursed by Brahma that if he violates another woman again, his > head will burst. *This curse in fact protected the chastity of Sita,* the > wife of Rama when she is kidnapped by Ravana. > > 4. Seducing Sukracharya > > Rambha also tried to seduce Sukracharya while he was performing penance > first time for Mrithasanjeevani. > > 5. Husband and father in law > > Rambha was the wife of *Nalakuvara*, the son of Kubera. > > 6. (HE) RAMBHA > > Legend is that an asura by name Danu had two SONS RAMBHA and Karambha. Both > performed penances to gain more powers. Rambha performed the austerities by > standing amidst five ritual fires called PANCHAGNI and Karambha by standing > in neck-deep in water. > > Indra, the lord of the gods, felt threatened by such intense austerities > and took the form of a crocodile and killed Karambha. > > 7. Rambha gains boons from Gods > > Rambha, who came to know about his brother’s death, increased the > intensity of his austerities and won several boons from gods like great > brilliance, beauty, invincibility in war. Most importantly, the boon that > he will not be killed by humans or Gods or Asuras (demons). > > 8. Rambha takes the form of a he buffalo > > After receiving the boon, he was roaming in the garden of Yaksha and there > he fell in love with a female-buffalo. To express his love Rambha took the > form of a male-buffalo and copulated with the she-buffalo. > > But soon a real male buffalo discovered Rambha in the garden and killed > him. *Now recollect that Rambha had got boon not to be killed by humans > or animals but not invincibility. * > > > 9. Birth of Mahishasura. > > The female-buffalo, who was pregnant, decided to kill herself in the > funeral pyre of Rambha. She jumped into the pyre and from the pyre sprang > up a mighty asura (demon) with the head of a buffalo and human body. This > was Mahishasura. > > *So it is new information to me Mahishasura was the son of (he) Rambha.* > > 10. Mahishasura Mardanam > > Mahishasura conquered heaven, defeated Gods, made them slaves and declared > he is INDRA. Some how a few Gods could reach Brahma, and all went to Vishnu > and Siva. > > (She) Rambha the magical and beautiful female beings in Devaloka was a > princess of the Hindu asura demons. Once she fell in love with a water > buffalo, and MAHISHASURA was born out of this union. > > 11 Birth of Goddess Durga > > The actions of Mahishasura caused intense anger in the Trimurtis. The > anger emerging out of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva combined to the take the > shape of a terrible form and this was Durga. > > 12 Goddess Durga kills Mahishasura > > When the goddess was seen by Mahishasura, he fell in love with her and > sought to marry her. The goddess promised to marry him, if he defeated her > in the battle. A terrible combat ensued and continued for nine days. Finally, > Durga assumed the terrifying form of Chandika and pinned Mahishasura down > with her foot and pierced his neck with her spear and she cut his head off > with her sword. > > The legend about the killing of Mahisha is found in many Puranas and > therefore there are slight variations in the story. The story is also found > in Vamana Purana, Varaha Purana, Shiva Purana, Skanda Purana, Devi > Bhagavatam and Kalika Purana. > > 13. Rambha- Other Interesting information > > 1) Rambhapuri Matha is a foremost Acharya Peetha of the Pancha Peethas > for people practicing Veerashaivism. > > 2) Rambhai is social networking site founded by a small group of students > of Indian Institute of Management of Ahmedabad, India in 2006. > > *3) Rambha is a town and a notified area committee in Ganjam District in > the Indian state of Orissa.* > > 4) Rambhatla : Rambhatla is a Brahmin surname that belongs to the dravida > sect of Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh. > > 5) Rambhatla palem : Rambhatla palem is a village in the state of Andhra > Pradesh in India. > > *6) Finally the heroine of the Malayalam success film “Sargam” in 1991’s > is also Rambha.* > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to iyer123+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1079918521.1615105.1635405944424%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1079918521.1615105.1635405944424%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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