Rambhā
mythological figure · 1 work · 5 mentions · 9 anchored passages
Rambha · the Apsarā Rambhā
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
An apsaras sent by Indra to seduce Viśvāmitra, who is cursed to stone for ten thousand years when her attempt is discovered.
By his great curse, Rambhā became a stone at that moment;
Then, from that sound, the incomparable song, and the sight of Rambhā, the sage became filled with suspicion.
She, having heard his words, assumed an incomparable form and, graceful and bright-smiled, began to allure Viśvāmitra.