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'''Nikumbha''' ({{Lang-sa|निकुम्भ|translit=Nikumbha}}) is the name of multiple beings in [[Hindu mythology]], a [[rakshasa]] and a [[Danava (Hinduism)|danava]].<br />
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== Legend ==<br />
[[File:Hanuman vanquishes Nikumbha by wrenching off his head.jpg|thumb|Nikumbha (left) is slain by Hanuman]]<br />
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=== Rakshasa Nikumbha ===<br />
Nikumbha, the rakshasa, is the son of [[Kumbhakarna]] and Vajramala.<ref name="sacred-texts">{{cite web |last=C. Dutt |first=Romesh |date=1899 |title=Ramayana Book IX |url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/dutt/rama09.htm |accessdate=2007-01-22 |work=The Ramayana and Mahabharata |publisher=Internet Sacred Text Archive}}</ref> He is instructed by [[Kubera]] to watch over the [[Pisaca]]s<ref name="purana">{{cite web |title=Verses 201-300 |url=http://www.koausa.org/Purana/Verses201-300.html |accessdate=2007-01-22 |work=Nilamata Purana}}</ref> (a type of evil spirit).<ref name="pisaca">{{cite web |title=Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.6.43-45 |url=http://vedabase.net/sb/2/6/43-45/ |accessdate=2007-01-22 |work=Bhaktivedanta VedaBase |format=}}</ref> The [[Nilamata Purana]] refers to him as "the noble and strong lord of the Pisacas."<ref name="purana" /><br />
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Seeing [[Kumbha]], his brother killed in battle, the enraged ran with an iron club towards the battle. [[Hanuman]] directly attacks Nikumbha, by striking his fist forcibly on Nikumbha’s chest. Unmoved by that blow, Nikumbha lifts Hanuman off the ground. Hanuman in retaliation frees himself and throws down Nikumbha on the ground. Hanuman descends on Nikumbha, pounds his chest with his fist, catches his head and tears it off. Thus, Nikumbha dies at the hands of Hanuman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chebbi|first=Deepak M.|title=Ramayana - Hanuman Kills Nikumbha|url=https://www.yousigma.com/religionandphilosophy/yuddhakanda-chapter77.html|access-date=2021-11-16|website=www.yousigma.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
[[File:Krishna and pradyumna.jpg|thumb|260x260px|Krishna slays Nikumbha, in the form of a bird]]<br />
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=== Danava Nikumbha ===<br />
Nikumbha, the danava, appears in a story of [[Krishna]], where the deity, his brother [[Balarama]], along with the rest of the [[Yadu dynasty|Yadava]] clan undertake a pilgrimage to attend a festival. While the Yadavas engage in revelries, Nikumbha abducts a maiden among them named Bhanumati. While Krishna's son, [[Pradyumna]], rescues Bhanumati, the deity himself slays the danava.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Winternitz |first=Moriz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRfuJFRV_O8C&dq=nikumbha+bhanumati&pg=PA432 |title=A History of Indian Literature |date=1996 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-0264-3 |pages=432 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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