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Dambhobhava

DAMBHODBHAVA. [Source: Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology] A king whose story is related in the Mahabharata as an antidote to price. He had an overweening conceit of his own prowess, and when told by his Brahmans that he was no match for Nara and Narayana, who were living as ascetics on the Gandhamadana mountain, he proceeded thither with his army and challenged them. They endeavoured to dissuade him, but he insisted on fighting. Nara then took a handful of straws, and using them as missiles, they whitened all the air, and penetrated the eyes, ears, and noses of the assailants, until Dambhodbhava fell at Nara's feet and begged for peace.


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