Image: Sambara and the Fishermen

Sambara and the Fishermen

ca. 1760 - ca. 1765

(Victoria and Albert Museum)

From the Museum's description: "A prophecy told that the demon king Shambara would be killed by Krishna’s son Pradyumna. When Pradyumna was born Shambara seized him and threw him into the sea, where he was swallowed by a fish. However, fishermen caught the fish and presented it to the demon king. When his wife cut it open she found the baby and raised him, enabling the prophecy to be fulfilled."

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Image: Sambara Throws Pradyumna into the Ocean

Samvara Throws Pradyumna into the Ocean

From the Christie's description (catalog page): "An Illustration from the Bhagavata Purana: The Demon Samvara throws Pradyumna into the Ocean. India, Basohli, circa 1769.The white-skinned demon at left having tossed the infant Pradyumna into the ocean filled with fish, an elephant and fanciful creatures."

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