Shambara

Shambara
An illustration of Shambara (left) talking with his court members
AffiliationAsura
TextsPuranas
Genealogy
ChildrenMayasura, Shringaketu, Kumbhaketu

Shambara (Sanskrit: शम्बर, romanizedŚambara), also known as Shambarasura (Sanskrit: शम्बरासुर, romanizedŚambarāsur) is an asura featured in Hindu mythology. He abducted the infant Pradyumna, the son of Krishna and Rukmini, and attempted to drown him.[1] Pradyumna was raised by Mayavati (Rati), Shambarasura's cook, and the consort of the deity's true form of Kamadeva. After eventually growing up, Pradyumna killed Shambarasura and returned to his family in Dvaraka, along with his consort.

  1. ^ Krishna's Lineage: The Harivamsha of Vyasa's Mahabharata. Oxford University Press. 2 July 2019. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-19-027920-2.