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Who cursed Bhisma that his downfall would be becoz of a eunuch?

  1. Amba

  2. Ambalika

  3. Ambi

  4. None of these
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In the Mahabharata, Amba, who was humiliated by Bhishma during his abduction of the three Kashi princesses, sought revenge and was eventually reborn as Shikhandi. In her previous life as Amba, she obtained a boon/curse that she would be the cause of Bhishma's death. This prophecy was fulfilled when Shikhandi (Amba's reincarnation) was instrumental in Bhishma's defeat in the Kurukshetra war. Ambalika and Ambika were other Kashi princesses but not connected to this curse.

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