Myths Collection

Search by title and refine by origin, characters, tags, and sort order.

Princess Amba's Vow of Vengeance

OriginHindu Mythology

After being abducted by the Kuru patriarch Bhishma for a political marriage and subsequently rejected by her lover, Princess Amba of Kashi performs severe penance to seek revenge. She eventually immolates herself in a sacred fire, vowing to be reborn as the instrument of Bhishma's inevitable death.