Kimpurushas

 ( Legendary Creatures In Hindu Mythology ) 

The kimpurushas () are a race of beings featured in Hindu literature, described as possessing the bodies of human beings and lion heads. They are associated with, and sometimes considered the same as the Kinnara,

though some Puranas distinguish between them. They are attendants of the god of wealth, Kubera.

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Literature

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Bhagavata Purana Brahma is described to have created the kimpurushas and the kinnaras from his own reflected image.

The kimpurushas, along with a number of other beings, praise the glory of the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu after he slays Hiranyakashipu.

The beings sing the praises of Mahabali for his selfless deed of offering the Trailokya to the Vamana avatar of Vishnu.

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Ramayana Budha transforms a number of women into kimpurushis (female kimpurushas) and instructs them to make a mountain their abode and take kimpurushas for their consorts.

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Tirumurai The poet-saint Appar references the kimpurushas as one among the eighteen Gana in his Tirumurai.

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See also

• Kinnara
• Yaksha
• Gandharva

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