Rambha
Rambha is a famous apsara.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 300 CE
- Attested period
- 300 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Kalidasa's 4th-century CE play Vikramorvashiyam.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ghritachi, Tennyo, Tennan, Shakuntala, Kadaligarbha, Pramlocha, Kama, Vasanta, Marisha, Brahma, Narayana, Nara, Rati, Kubera, Manigriva, Ratnamala, Apsaras, Tennin, Daksha
- serves
- Indra
- consort of
- Nalakuvara
- enemy of
- Vishvamitra, Ravana
- sibling of
- Alambusha, Mishrakeshi, Vidhyutparna, Aruṇa, Rakshita, Manorama, Subahu, Keshini, Surata, Suraja
Mentioned by
- Apsaras
- Tennin
- Daksha
- Vishvamitra
- Ravana
- Alambusha
- Mishrakeshi
- Vidhyutparna
- Aruṇa
- Rakshita
- Manorama
- Subahu
- Keshini
- Surata
- Suraja
- Pradha
and 1 more
Sources
Source passages
“Famous apsaras include Urvashi, Menaka, Rambha, Tilottama and Ghritachi.”
#5712 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Menaka seduces; others, like Rambha, provoke anger. In this view, apsaras are not mere temptresses but agents of cosmic balance, deployed by Indra to protect the natural order from the destabilizing effects of extreme asceticism.”
#8005 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Rambha is featured in the kavya (poem) Śṛṅgārajñānanirṇaya (lit. 'distinction between love and knowledge'), where she is sent to seduce a young sage named Shuka but instead has a conversation with him.”
#8038 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“he orders the apsaras of his court, including Rambha, Menaka, and Tilottama, to go to Nara-Narayana and distract them through seduction...Her beauty leaves Indra's apsaras matchless, and they become ashamed”
#8129 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Nalakuvara's, first wife, Rambha, was sexually assaulted by his uncle, Ravaṇa.”
#36353 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5