Nikumbha

Nikumbha
Mount	tiger
Personal information
Parents	Kumbhakarna (father); Vajrajwala (mother);
Siblings	Kumbha; Bhimasura

Nikumbha (निकुम्‍भ) is a demon in Hindu and is the son of Kumbhakarna.[1] He was instructed by Kubera to watch over the Pisacas[2] (a type of evil spirit)[3] and the Nilamata Purana refers to him as "the noble and strong lord of the Pisacas."[2]

References

C. Dutt, Romesh (1899). "Ramayana Book IX". The Ramayana and Mahabharata. Internet Sacred Text Archive. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
"Verses 201-300". Nilamata Purana. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.6.43-45". Bhaktivedanta VedaBase. Retrieved 22 January 2007.

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[sacred-texts-1] C. Dutt, Romesh (1899). "Ramayana Book IX". The Ramayana and Mahabharata. Internet Sacred Text Archive. Retrieved 22 January 2007.

[purana-2] "Verses 201-300". Nilamata Purana. Retrieved 22 January 2007.

[pisaca-3] "Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.6.43-45". Bhaktivedanta VedaBase. Retrieved 22 January 2007.