Sunima (Brother of Kaṃsa)
Sunima
Sunima (the name may also be read Sunāman) is the younger brother of Kaṃsa, king of Mathurā. When Śrī Kṛshṇa slew Kaṃsa in the wrestling arena, Sunima rose and came on against them, and Balabhadra felled him as if in play.
In the arena at Mathurā
The Brahma Purāṇa tells how Śrī Kṛshṇa and Balarāma came to Kaṃsa‘s arena at Mathurā. When Śrī Kṛshṇa had slain Cāṇūra and Balarāma had felled Mushṭika, and all the wrestlers had fled, Kaṃsa, his eyes red with anger, ordered his men to throw the two gopas out of the assembly, to bind Nanda and Vasudeva in chains, and to seize the cattle of the gopas. Seeing him give these orders, Madhusūdana smiled gently, leapt onto the platform, seized Kaṃsa by the hair, threw him down and fell upon him, and under the weight of Śrī Kṛshṇa, who is the support of all the worlds, Kaṃsa gave up his life. Keśava dragged his body through the middle of the arena.
Seeing this, Kaṃsa’s younger brother Sunima rose and came on, and Balabhadra felled him in play. The whole arena filled with cries of “hā, hā”, and Śrī Kṛshṇa and Balarāma went at once to the feet of Devakī and Vasudeva.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 193
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 193