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Asura · Shakta · Pan-India

Shumbha

A demon king who with his brother Nishumbha took heaven from the gods and sent to ask the Goddess in marriage; she kills him in single combat.

Sources: Markandeya Purana 81 to 93, the Devi Mahatmya (F. E. Pargiter, 1904) · see Shumbha's web

Relations 2

Shumbha sibling of

Nishumbha (Asura) Shakta · The goddess who would not be married (Shumbha and Nishumbha)
Brothers who rule the three worlds.

Shumbha slain by

Kaushiki (Form) Shakta · The goddess who would not be married (Shumbha and Nishumbha)
In single combat in the sky.

Stories 2

The dance at the banyan forest
Temple legend · as demon she killed · 2 tellings
The goddess who would not be married (Shumbha and Nishumbha)
Festival story · as the demon king · 1 telling

Cited

Markandeya Purana 81 to 93, the Devi Mahatmya (F. E. Pargiter, 1904) Primary text (translation)