Note 20 — Chapter VI · THE EVIL EYE AND THE SCARING OF GHOSTS.
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In the Puránas there are instances of males being transformed into females, and females into males. For example, the female Amba was transformed into a male called Shikhandi and the male Nárad was transformed into a female. Arjuna, the third brother of the Pándavas is said to have changed his sex, and turned into Bruhannada.20