aṃbikā

aṃbikā

1 A mother, good woman, also used like aṃbā as a term of respect or endearment; attike aṃbike śṛṇu mama vijñaptiṃ Mk. 1.

2 N. of a plant (aṃbā 2); of another plant kaṭukī.

3 N. of Pārvatī, wife of Śiva; āśīrbhiredhayāmāsuḥ puraḥ pākābhiraṃbikāṃ Ku. 6. 90.

4 N. of the middle daughter of Kāśīrāja and the eldest wife of Vicitra-Vīrya. Like her youngest sister she had no progeny, and Vyāsa begot on her a son named dhṛtarāṣṭra.

Comp.

— patiḥ,

— bhartā N. of Śiva.

— putraḥ, sutaḥ N. of dhṛtarāṣṭra.

Aṃbikā (I) — Wife of Śiva.¹ Daughter of Dakṣa reborn

of Menā.² Pacified by Citraketu.³ Surname of Pārvati and

Yogamāyā.⁴ Gave bhikṣā to Vāmana.⁵ In her honour a

festival was celebrated at a sacred spot called Ambikāvana.

In this Gopas participated.⁶ Represents Soma while Śiva is

Agni.⁷ Worshipped in ceremonials before digging tanks.⁸ [Footnote] 1) Bhā. III. 12. 13. [Footnote] 2) Ib. IV. 7. 59. [Footnote] 3) Ib. VI. 17. 17. [Footnote] 4) Ib. X.

2. 12. [Footnote] 5) Ib. VIII. 18. 17. [Footnote] 6) Ib. X. 34. 1-3. [Footnote] 7) Br. II. 27. 112;

IV. 14. 6; 15. 52; 44. 86. [Footnote] 8) M. 58. 26.

Aṃbikā (II) — a daughter of the King of Kāśi and wife

of Vicitravīrya.¹ Mother of Dhṛtarāṣṭṛa.² [Footnote] 1) Bhā. IX. 22. 24. Vi. IV. 20. 36. [Footnote] 2) Bhā. X. 48. 34.