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	'''Shurasena''' ({{~~lang-~~sa\|शूरसेन}}, {{~~IAST~~\|Śūrasena }}) was ~~an ancient [[Yadava]]~~ ruler of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh\|Mathura]]. He was married to a [[~~Nāga~~]] ~~(or serpent)~~ woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for [[Vasuki]]’s boon to Bhima.<ref>''"During the Mahabharata age the region around Mathura was ruled by the yadava dynasty."'' The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, By Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India), Published by Institute of Historical, Studies., 1983, Item notes: v.22, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 29 Aug 2008</ref><ref name = "Surasena as Yadava">"''Surasena or shoorsaini was a Yadava. One of his descendants could, therefore, call himself a Yadava or a Surasena as he liked..." '' Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref><ref>Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. {{ISBN\|81-288-1228-9}}, {{ISBN\|978-81-288-1228-6}}</ref> after whom the [[Surasena Kingdom]] ~~or mahajanpada and the Yadava sect of [[Surasena]]s <ref name = "ShooApabhramsa">"''As Bhadanaka-desa~~ was almost coterminous with Surasena janapada, we may designate the Apabhramsa of the area as Apabhramsa..."'' Early Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and ~~Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref> were named~~.		{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2016}}

			'''Shurasena''' or Shursen/Shursaini ({{langx\|sa\|शूरसेन}}, {{IAST3\|Śūrasena}}) was a ruler of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh\|Mathura]] or Sursena Mahajanpada. He was married to a [[nāga]] community woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for [[Vasuki]]'s boon to Bhima.<ref>Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. {{ISBN\|81-288-1228-9}}, {{ISBN\|978-81-288-1228-6}}</ref> He is stated to be the king after whom the [[Surasena\|Surasena Kingdom]] was named and founded.

	Shurasena ~~or Shoorsaini<ref>"They had their kingdom in Karauli in Rajasthan. They were called Shoorsainis. Sri Krishna's grandfather~~ was ~~Shoorsen because~~ of ~~which the region around Mathura was known as Shoorsen and~~ [[~~Yadavas~~]] ~~of this region were called Shoorsainis."- Mangi Lal Mahecha, Rājasthāna ke Rājapūta~~ (~~The Rajputs~~ of ~~Rajasthan~~) , ~~Rajasthan, 1965</ref> was father of~~ [[Vasudeva]] (himself father of [[Vāsudeva]]-[[Krishna]]) and [[Kunti]].(mother of [[Karna]] and ~~other 5~~ [[Pandava]])<ref>{{cite book\|last=Swami Vijnanananda\|title=The S'rimad Devi Bhagawatam\|publisher=BiblioBazaar, LLC\|year=2008\|volume=~~Volume~~ I\|page=334\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBEkOqvqSMkC&pg=PA334 \|orig-year = 1921\|isbn=978-1-4375-3059-9}}</ref> He is extensively mentioned in both the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' and the ''[[Puranas]]'' as the father of [[Vasudeva]] (father of [[Krishna]]) and [[Kunti]] ~~(mother of [[Pandava]]s)~~.		Shurasena was the father of [[Samudravijaya]] (himself father of [[Neminatha\|Arishtanemi]]), [[Vasudeva]] (himself father of [[Vāsudeva]]-[[Krishna]] & Balrama ) and [[Kunti]] (mother of [[Karna]] and the [[Pandava]]s)<ref>{{cite book\|last=Swami Vijnanananda\|title=The S'rimad Devi Bhagawatam\|publisher=BiblioBazaar, LLC\|year=2008\|volume=I\|page=334\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBEkOqvqSMkC&pg=PA334 \|orig-year = 1921\|isbn=978-1-4375-3059-9}}</ref> He is extensively mentioned in both the [[Mahabharata]] and the [[Puranas]] as the father of [[Vasudeva]] (father of [[Krishna]]) and [[Kunti]].

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	'''Shurasena''' ({{lang-sa\|शूरसेन}}, {{IAST\|Śūrasena }}) was an ancient [[Yadava]] ruler of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh\|Mathura]]. He was married to a [[Nāga]] (or serpent) woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for [[Vasuki]]’s boon to Bhima.<ref>''"During the Mahabharata age the region around Mathura was ruled by the yadava dynasty."'' The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, By Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India), Published by Institute of Historical, Studies., 1983, Item notes: v.22, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 29 Aug 2008</ref><ref name = "Surasena as Yadava">"''Surasena or shoorsaini was a Yadava. One of his descendants could, therefore, call himself a Yadava or a Surasena as he liked..." '' Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref><ref>Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. {{ISBN\|81-288-1228-9}}, {{ISBN\|978-81-288-1228-6}}</ref> after whom the [[Surasena Kingdom]] or mahajanpada and the Yadava sect of [[Surasena]]s <ref name = "ShooApabhramsa">"''As Bhadanaka-desa was almost coterminous with Surasena janapada, we may designate the Apabhramsa of the area as Apabhramsa..."'' Early Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref> were named.		'''Shurasena''' ({{lang-sa\|शूरसेन}}, {{IAST\|Śūrasena }}) was an ancient [[Yadava]] ruler of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh\|Mathura]]. He was married to a [[Nāga]] (or serpent) woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for [[Vasuki]]’s boon to Bhima.<ref>''"During the Mahabharata age the region around Mathura was ruled by the yadava dynasty."'' The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, By Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India), Published by Institute of Historical, Studies., 1983, Item notes: v.22, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 29 Aug 2008</ref><ref name = "Surasena as Yadava">"''Surasena or shoorsaini was a Yadava. One of his descendants could, therefore, call himself a Yadava or a Surasena as he liked..." '' Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref><ref>Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. {{ISBN\|81-288-1228-9}}, {{ISBN\|978-81-288-1228-6}}</ref> after whom the [[Surasena Kingdom]] or mahajanpada and the Yadava sect of [[Surasena]]s <ref name = "ShooApabhramsa">"''As Bhadanaka-desa was almost coterminous with Surasena janapada, we may designate the Apabhramsa of the area as Apabhramsa..."'' Early Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref> were named.

	Shurasena or Shoorsaini<ref>"They had their kingdom in Karauli in Rajasthan. They were called Shoorsainis. Sri Krishna's grandfather was Shoorsen because of which the region around Mathura was known as Shoorsen and [[Yadavas]] of this region were called Shoorsainis."- Mangi Lal Mahecha, Rājasthāna ke Rājapūta (The Rajputs of Rajasthan) , Rajasthan, 1965 </ref> was father of [[Vasudeva]] (himself father of [[Vāsudeva]]-[[Krishna]]) and [[Kunti]].(mother of [[Karna]] and other 5 [[Pandava]])<ref>{{cite book\|last=Swami Vijnanananda\|title=The S'rimad Devi Bhagawatam\|publisher=BiblioBazaar, LLC\|year=2008\|volume=Volume I\|page=334\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBEkOqvqSMkC&pg=PA334 \|orig-year = 1921\|isbn=978-1-4375-3059-9}}</ref> He is extensively mentioned in both the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' and the ''[[Puranas]]'' as the father of [[Vasudeva]] (father of [[Krishna]]) and [[Kunti]] (mother of [[Pandava]]s).		Shurasena or Shoorsaini<ref>"They had their kingdom in Karauli in Rajasthan. They were called Shoorsainis. Sri Krishna's grandfather was Shoorsen because of which the region around Mathura was known as Shoorsen and [[Yadavas]] of this region were called Shoorsainis."- Mangi Lal Mahecha, Rājasthāna ke Rājapūta (The Rajputs of Rajasthan) , Rajasthan, 1965</ref> was father of [[Vasudeva]] (himself father of [[Vāsudeva]]-[[Krishna]]) and [[Kunti]].(mother of [[Karna]] and other 5 [[Pandava]])<ref>{{cite book\|last=Swami Vijnanananda\|title=The S'rimad Devi Bhagawatam\|publisher=BiblioBazaar, LLC\|year=2008\|volume=Volume I\|page=334\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBEkOqvqSMkC&pg=PA334 \|orig-year = 1921\|isbn=978-1-4375-3059-9}}</ref> He is extensively mentioned in both the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' and the ''[[Puranas]]'' as the father of [[Vasudeva]] (father of [[Krishna]]) and [[Kunti]] (mother of [[Pandava]]s).

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	'''Shurasena''' ({{lang-sa\|शूरसेन}}, {{IAST\|Śūrasena }}) was an ancient [[Yadava]] ruler of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh\|Mathura]]. He was married to a [[Nāga]] (or serpent) woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for [[Vasuki]]’s boon to Bhima.<ref>''"During the Mahabharata age the region around Mathura was ruled by the yadava dynasty."'' The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, By Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India), Published by Institute of Historical, Studies., 1983, Item notes: v.22, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 29 Aug 2008</ref><ref name = "Surasena as Yadava">"''Surasena or shoorsaini was a Yadava. One of his descendants could, therefore, call himself a Yadava or a Surasena as he liked..." '' Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref><ref>Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. {{ISBN\|81-288-1228-9}}, {{ISBN\|978-81-288-1228-6}}</ref> after whom the [[Surasena Kingdom]] or mahajanpada and the Yadava sect of [[Surasena]]s <ref name = "ShooApabhramsa">"''As Bhadanaka-desa was almost coterminous with Surasena janapada, we may designate the Apabhramsa of the area as Apabhramsa..."'' Early Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref> were named.		'''Shurasena''' ({{lang-sa\|शूरसेन}}, {{IAST\|Śūrasena }}) was an ancient [[Yadava]] ruler of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh\|Mathura]]. He was married to a [[Nāga]] (or serpent) woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for [[Vasuki]]’s boon to Bhima.<ref>''"During the Mahabharata age the region around Mathura was ruled by the yadava dynasty."'' The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, By Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India), Published by Institute of Historical, Studies., 1983, Item notes: v.22, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 29 Aug 2008</ref><ref name = "Surasena as Yadava">"''Surasena or shoorsaini was a Yadava. One of his descendants could, therefore, call himself a Yadava or a Surasena as he liked..." '' Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref><ref>Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. {{ISBN\|81-288-1228-9}}, {{ISBN\|978-81-288-1228-6}}</ref> after whom the [[Surasena Kingdom]] or mahajanpada and the Yadava sect of [[Surasena]]s <ref name = "ShooApabhramsa">"''As Bhadanaka-desa was almost coterminous with Surasena janapada, we may designate the Apabhramsa of the area as Apabhramsa..."'' Early Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref> were named.

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	'''Shurasena''' ({{lang-sa\|शूरसेन}}, {{IAST\|Śūrasena }}) was an ancient [[Yadava]] ruler of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh\|Mathura]]. He was married to a [[Nāga]] (or serpent) woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for [[Vasuki]]’s boon to Bhima.<ref>''"During the Mahabharata age the region around Mathura was ruled by the yadava dynasty."'' The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, By Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India), Published by Institute of Historical, Studies., 1983, Item notes: v.22, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 29 Aug 2008</ref><ref name = "Surasena as Yadava">"''Surasena or shoorsaini was a Yadava. One of his descendants could, therefore, call himself a Yadava or a Surasena as he liked..." '' Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref><ref>Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. {{ISBN\|81-288-1228-9}}, {{ISBN\|978-81-288-1228-6}}</ref> after whom the [[Surasena Kingdom]] or mahajanpada and the Yadava sect of [[Surasena]]s <ref name = "ShooApabhramsa">"''As Bhadanaka-desa was almost coterminous with Surasena janapada, we may designate the Apabhramsa of the area as Apabhramsa..."'' Early Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref> were named.		'''Shurasena''' ({{lang-sa\|शूरसेन}}, {{IAST\|Śūrasena }}) was an ancient [[Yadava]] ruler of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh\|Mathura]]. He was married to a [[Nāga]] (or serpent) woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for [[Vasuki]]’s boon to Bhima.<ref>''"During the Mahabharata age the region around Mathura was ruled by the yadava dynasty."'' The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, By Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India), Published by Institute of Historical, Studies., 1983, Item notes: v.22, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 29 Aug 2008</ref><ref name = "Surasena as Yadava">"''Surasena or shoorsaini was a Yadava. One of his descendants could, therefore, call himself a Yadava or a Surasena as he liked..." '' Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref><ref>Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. {{ISBN\|81-288-1228-9}}, {{ISBN\|978-81-288-1228-6}}</ref> after whom the [[Surasena Kingdom]] or mahajanpada and the Yadava sect of [[Surasena]]s <ref name = "ShooApabhramsa">"''As Bhadanaka-desa was almost coterminous with Surasena janapada, we may designate the Apabhramsa of the area as Apabhramsa..."'' Early Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref> were named.

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'''Shurasena''' ({{lang-sa|शूरसेन}}, {{IAST|Śūrasena }}) was an ancient [[Yadava]] ruler of [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]]. He was married to a [[Nāga]] (or serpent) woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for [[Vasuki]]’s boon to Bhima.<ref>''"During the Mahabharata age the region around Mathura was ruled by the yadava dynasty."'' The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, By Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India), Published by Institute of Historical, Studies., 1983, Item notes: v.22, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 29 Aug 2008</ref><ref name = "Surasena as Yadava">"''Surasena or shoorsaini was a Yadava. One of his descendants could, therefore, call himself a Yadava or a Surasena as he liked..." '' Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref><ref>Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. {{ISBN|81-288-1228-9}}, {{ISBN|978-81-288-1228-6}}</ref> after whom the [[Surasena Kingdom]] or mahajanpada and the Yadava sect of [[Surasena]]s <ref name = "ShooApabhramsa">"''As Bhadanaka-desa was almost coterminous with Surasena janapada, we may designate the Apabhramsa of the area as Apabhramsa..."'' Early Chauhān Dynasties: A Study of Chauhān Political History, Chauhān Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhān Dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D., By Dasharatha Sharma, pp 103, Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 1975</ref> were named.

Shurasena or Shoorsaini<ref>"They had their kingdom in Karauli in Rajasthan. They were called Shoorsainis. Sri Krishna's grandfather was Shoorsen because of which the region around Mathura was known as Shoorsen and [[Yadavas]] of this region were called Shoorsainis."- Mangi Lal Mahecha, Rājasthāna ke Rājapūta (The Rajputs of Rajasthan) , Rajasthan, 1965 </ref> was father of [[Vasudeva]] (himself father of [[Vāsudeva]]-[[Krishna]]) and [[Kunti]].(mother of [[Karna]] and other 5 [[Pandava]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Swami Vijnanananda|title=The S'rimad Devi Bhagawatam|publisher=BiblioBazaar, LLC|year=2008|volume=Volume I|page=334|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBEkOqvqSMkC&pg=PA334 |orig-year = 1921|isbn=978-1-4375-3059-9}}</ref> He is extensively mentioned in both the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' and the ''[[Puranas]]'' as the father of [[Vasudeva]] (father of [[Krishna]]) and [[Kunti]] (mother of [[Pandava]]s).

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