Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Shamika included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana’).
Story of Śamīka
General.
A muni. He remained with herds of cattle and performed tapas feeding himself on the foam from the mouth of calves drinking their mother’s milk. He was the father of Śṛṅgī, who cursed king Parīkṣit, who once threw a dead snake on the neck of Śamīka. The curse was that he would die within seven days of the incident by snake-bite. For details see under Parīkṣit, Para 3).
Other information.
i) Śamīka worships Indra in his court. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 7, Verse 16).
ii) Śamīka too was present on the occasion when Vyāsa called up and showed Janamejaya the souls of dead kings. (Aśvamedhika Parva, Chapter 35, Verse 8).