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'''Simhika''' ({{Lang-sa|सिंहिका|translit=Siṃhikā}}) is a [[Rakshasa|rakshasi]] in [[Hinduism]]. She appears in the [[Ramayana]], as a foe of the [[vanara]], [[Hanuman]], by whom she is slain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2012-06-24 |title=Simhika, Siṃhikā, Siṅhikā: 18 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/simhika |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Legend == |
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'''Simhika''', or '''Sinhika''', refers to various demonesses in Hinduism. Generally, the term is seen as an other name of demoness [[Holika]], sister of [[Hiranyakashipu]] . Contradictory to this, in some accounts, she was the daughter of Demon king [[Hiranyakashipu]] and was the sister of the [[Vishnu]] devotee [[Prahlada]]. |
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In the Ramayana, after meeting [[Mainaka]], 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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=aravamudan |first=krishnan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJe9BAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA373&dq=simhika+rakshasi&hl=en |title=Pure Gems of Ramayanam |date=2014-09-22 |publisher=PartridgeIndia |isbn=978-1-4828-3720-9 |pages=373 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Books |first=Kausiki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_ZLEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT251&dq=simhika+hanuman&hl=en |title=Narasimha Purana: English Translation only without Slokas |date=2021-10-24 |publisher=Kausiki Books |pages=251 |language=en}}</ref> In other accounts, he merely kicked her to death.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pattanaik |first=Devdutt |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hdE5DwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT16&dq=simhika+hanuman&hl=en |title=Ram's Companion: (Penguin Petit) |date=2017-10-09 |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=978-93-87326-09-5 |pages=16 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Another Simhika is mentioned in the Ramayana. When Hanuman was crossing the ocean to [[Lanka]], the kingdom of Demon [[Ravana]], Simhika was hiding in the ocean and captured Hanuman's shadow, Hanuman dived into her mouth and came out tearing up her stomach, ending the life of Simhika.. |
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* {{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DvYWDAAAQBAJ&q=sinhika+hindu&pg=PA293|year=2016|page=294|isbn=9780786495054|last1 |
* {{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DvYWDAAAQBAJ&q=sinhika+hindu&pg=PA293 |year=2016 |page=294 |isbn=9780786495054 |last1=Bane |first1=Theresa}} |
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Simhika (Sanskrit: सिंहिका, romanized: Siṃhikā) 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, 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]
References
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2012-06-24). "Simhika, Siṃhikā, Siṅhikā: 18 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ aravamudan, krishnan (2014-09-22). Pure Gems of Ramayanam. PartridgeIndia. p. 373. ISBN 978-1-4828-3720-9.
- ^ Books, Kausiki (2021-10-24). Narasimha Purana: English Translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books. p. 251.
- ^ Pattanaik, Devdutt (2017-10-09). Ram's Companion: (Penguin Petit). Penguin Random House India Private Limited. p. 16. ISBN 978-93-87326-09-5.
External links
- Bane, Theresa (2016). Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. p. 294. ISBN 9780786495054.