Hidimbi
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Hidimbi, in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, is a Rakshasi. She met Bhima while he was travelling in the forest with his Pandava brothers and mother Kunti. Hidimbi's brother, Hidimba, had sent her to bring him manflesh, but when she saw the handsome prince Bhima sitting in the glade she fell in love with him and could not bring herself to kill him. She transformed into a tall, dark-skinned and immensely beautiful woman and approached him. When Hidimba came to kill Bhima himself, he tried to attack Hidimbi but she was protected by Bhima, who killed Hidimba. Bhima then asked her to marry him. She lived in the forest with the Pandavas and eventually bore Bhima a son, Ghatotkacha. When the Pandavas left the forest, Bhima had to leave her as they were on a war campaign. It was years before they met again.
It is suggested by the similarity of their names that Hidimba and Hidimbi were twins.
| The Mahabharata by Vyasa | |
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