Simhika
demonic water Hindu single tradition · 2
Simhika is a daughter of Diti. She is also known as Holika.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- enemy of
- Hanuman
- sibling of
- Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Vajranaka, Arunasura, Raktabija, Surapadman
- child of
- Diti
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Diti also had a daughter named Simhika (also known as Holika).”
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“Surasa is one of the three women who encounter Hanuman on his journey to Lanka; the other two are the rakshasi Simhika and Lankini, the guardian goddess of Lanka. The heavenly Surasa represents the element akasha (sky), while Simhika and Lankini represents water and earth respectively.”
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