Nikumbha (Ancestor of Hirbu)

Nikumbha

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Nikumbha is the ancestor of the dānava Hirbu. Bṛhaspati tells Devendra, in the Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa, that in former times there was a dānava named Hirbu, a thorn to the world, born in the line of Nikumbha. The valour of Hirbu was equal to that of Indra.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 12

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 12