Nishumbha
demonic earth Hindu single tradition · 6
Nishumbha is a demon who Kali battles in the Devi Bhagavata Purana. Kali turns black out of rage while battling him and Shumbha.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Nishumbha is mentioned in Hindu texts as a demon defeated by Durga.
Relationships
- enemy of
- kali, Durga, Kauśikī, Durga, Dhumavati, Indra, Chandi, Kalaratri, Vindhyavasini, Yogmaya, Ambika, Mahasarasvati
- co occurs with
- Shakti, Matrikas, Mahadevi, Sarasvati, Mahishasura, Chamunda, Chandamari, Durgasur, Mahasaraswati, Narasimhi, Brahmani, Varahi, Maheshwari, Vaishnavi, Kauśikī, Gōzanze Myōō, Mahakali, Raktabija, Madhu-Kaitabha, Daruka, Gauri, Śiva, Uma, Satis, Vishnu, Ganesha, Lakshmi, Parvati, Kārtikeya, devi, Mahalakshmi, Trailokyavijaya, Śumbharāja, Vajrapāṇi, Maheshvara
- allied with
- Shumbha
Mentioned by
- Vindhyavasini
- Yogmaya
- Ambika
- Mahasarasvati
- Mahakali
- Raktabija
- Madhu-Kaitabha
- Daruka
- Gauri
- Śiva
- Uma
- Satis
- Vishnu
- Ganesha
- Lakshmi
- Parvati
and 9 more
Sources
Source passages
“In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Kali turns black out of rage, while battling the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha.”
#12714 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In accounts of her battles with other demons such as Shumbha and Nishumbha, Durga manifests other warrior goddesses”
#30647 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Another oral legend tells that Dhumavati was created by the warrior goddess Durga in the battle against demons Shumbha and Nishumbha.”
#30827 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“Once there were two demons named Shumbha and Nishumbha, who invaded devaloka and defeated the gods.”
#30980 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“she is the supreme shakti who took the form of Kauśikī from Gauri to slay demons like Shumbha and Nishumbha”
#31130 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5