Sinhika

In the Hindu mythology it is mentioned that Sinhika is a female Rakshasi. Sinhika`s habit of living was to seize the shadow of the object she wished to devour and thus drag the prey into her jaws.

In the Puranas it is mentioned that Sinhika is the one if the daughters of Kasyapa, and wife of Viprachitti. She was the sister of the celebrated Danava Hiranyakasipu. Sinhika is the daughter of Kasyapa and wife of Viprachitti.

On one occasion in her old age she fastened the shadow of Hanuman as the illustrious monkey was sailing through the air to Lanka. Hanuman feeling himself shaken from side to side, as one who is dragged by the cloak, looked down to the surface of the water. There he saw Sinhika holding on by his shadow with her large mouth open wide, expecting him to drop into it. Sinhika`s eyes were closed because her eyes were not used to look up to the sunlight. So doubling himself together for a spring, Hanuman darted into monster`s throat, and with his claws tore his way out through the evil creature`s back. This was the end of Sinhika who had destroyed many harmless beings by that way of catching hold of their shadows.

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