Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Tumburu 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 Tumburu
A sage.
Some details.
(i) This sage was one among the many sages who came from the north to visit Śrī Rāma on his return to Ayodhyā after the exile. Those who came from the north were—Kaśyapa, Vasiṣṭha, Atri, Viśvāmitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Bharadvāja, Sanakādis, Śarabhaṅga, Durvāsas, Mataṅga, Vibhāṇḍaka and Tumburu. (Uttara Rāmāyaṇa).
(ii) Tumburu was one among the ṛṣis who visited Bhīṣma lying on his bed of arrows. (Chapter 47, Śānti Parva).