Nishadha
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Nishadha (Sanskrit: निषाध niṣādha), Nishaad or Nishad was an indigenous tribe inhabiting ancient India, according to sources in Hindu mythology. The Nishadha people have been described in Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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[edit] Description in Ramayana
The main profession of Nishaads were hunting the birds. When A Nishaad killed one bird from a pair the other bird was crying and that inspired Valmiki to write the true story of Rama and Sita known as Ramayana[1]. In Ramayana the king of Nishaad named Guh was a very close friend of Rama. He helps Rama and Sita to cross Ganges river.
[edit] Description in Mahabharata
The Mahabharata speaks of Nishaad (or Shabara) as forest hunters[2].
[edit] Music
In Indian music, Nishad is the seventh note (swara) of the octave.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Ramayana by Valmiki, Geeta press publication, Gorakhpur, India
- ^ The Cultural Process in India by Irawati Karve, Vol. 51, Oct., 1951 (Oct., 1951), pp. 135-138
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