Ambalika
| Ambalika | |
|---|---|
| Kuru Queen | |
| Spouse | Kuruvamsha-Chandravamsha (by marriage) |
| Father | Kashya |
| Mother | Kausalya |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Ambalika (
Kashi and Kausalya,[1] Ambalika is abducted by Bhishma during her svayamvara ceremony, and becomes the wife of Vichitravirya, the King of Hastinapura. She is the mother of Pandu and the grandmother of Pandavas.[2]
Legend
Along with her sisters,
svayamvara, the latter having challenged and defeated the assembled royalty. He presented them to Satyavati for marriage to Vichitravirya.[3] Ambalika and her sister spent seven years in their husband's company. Vichitravirya was afflicted with tuberculosis, and died from the disease.[4][5]
After Vichitravirya's death, since he left no heirs, his mother Satyavati sent for her first born, the sage
Dhritrashtra was born. When he approached Ambalika, she turned pale in fear. Her son Pandu, as the result of the niyoga, was born with a pale appearance.[6][7]
Her son Pandu was married to
After the death of Pandu, Ambalika accompanied her mother-in-law Satyavati, and sister Ambika, to the forest, and spent the rest of her days in spiritual retreat.[10]
In popular culture
- In B. R. Chopra's 1988 series Mahabharat, Ambalika was portrayed by Menaka Babbar.[11]
- In the 2013 Star Plus's series Mahabharat (2013), Ambalika was portrayed by Mansi Sharma.[12]
References
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2019). "Story of Ambālikā". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 February 2012). "Ambalika, Ambālikā: 14 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Vicitravirya in: M.M.S. Shastri Chitrao, Bharatavarshiya Prachin Charitrakosh (Dictionary of Ancient Indian Biography, in Hindi), Pune 1964, p. 841
- Sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ISBN 0-333-93076-2.
- ^ "The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section CV". Sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section CVI". Sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "The five Pandavas and the story of their birth". aumamen.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Pandava". Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature. Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. 1975. p. 562.
- ^ "The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section CXXVIII". Sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "31 years of Mahabharat on Doordarshan: Interesting facts about one of most popular TV shows ever". The Financial Express. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "An epic for an epic, on small screen - All-new Mahabharata". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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