Jambha
mythological figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
A mythic figure whose mouth is said to have pressed the Soma offered to Indra.
O you hero who goes about, peering into house after house — drink this Soma pressed by Jambha's mouth, accompanied by parched grain and gruel, with cakes, worthy of the uktha-hymn.
Vīramitrodaya
Mythological demon figure referenced in connection with the origin of the prohibited conjoined Ekādaśī.
> This, conjoined with a remainder of Daśamī, was formerly given to Jambha.