Guest guest Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Hari -Om. Due to typing error, the last few sentences in this article were mis- matched. I have now corrected them. Krishnanujan guruvayur , " krishnanujan " <krishnanujan> wrote: > > Hari-Om > ------- > > > AMBA > ==== > > > Amba was the eldest daughter of King of Kashi in the Hindu epic of > the Mahabharata. > > Along with her sisters Ambika and Ambalika, she was taken by force by > Bhishma from their Swayamvara. (Bhishma challenged the assembled > Kings and Princes and defeated them.) He presented them to Satyavati > for marriage to Vichitravirya, the king of Hastinapura. > > Vichitravirya married only her sisters, since Amba had already given > her heart to some other. Amba then demanded that Bhishma marry her, > since he was the one to have won her in swayamvara. But he too > declined since he had already taken a vow of (Brahmachari) > bachelorhood. Enraged, she swore to kill him, at least in her next life, and died. She was re-born as Shikhandi,the son of Drupada. >In the battle of Kurukshetra, Shikhandi was instrumental in Bhishma's death. > > > > > ************************** > > > Jai Shree Krishna ! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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