Shurasena: Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by MusikBot II
Last edited March 1, 2026
← Older edit
VisualWikitext
CleanupBot (talk | contribs)
Bots
17,809 edits
m clean up
Veronaiqr (talk | contribs)
17 edits
adjust references and improved wording based on references
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{About|Surasena King|the kingdom|Surasena}}
{{Short description|King in Hindu mythology}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox character
{{Infobox character
| color      = #FFC569
| info-hdr    = Personal Information
| info-hdr    = Personal Information
| image      =  
| image      =  
Line 10: Line 7:
| affiliation =  
| affiliation =  
| spouse      = [[Characters in the Mahabharata#Marisha|Marisha]]
| spouse      = [[Characters in the Mahabharata#Marisha|Marisha]]
| family      =  Parents'''{{bulleted list|Devamida (father)<ref name="Cakravartī2004">{{cite book|author=Viśvanātha Cakravartī|title=Sārārtha Darśini: Tenth Canto Commnetaries &#91;of&#93; Srimad Bhagavatam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r2vXAAAAMAAJ&q=parjanya+yadava|year=2004|publisher=Mahanidhi Swami}}</ref>}}''' Siblings'''{{bulleted list|[[Parjanya Maharaja|Parjanya]] (brother)}}
| family      =  '''Parents'''{{bulleted list|Devamida (father)<ref name="Cakravartī2004">{{cite book|author=Viśvanātha Cakravartī|title=Sārārtha Darśini: Tenth Canto Commnetaries &#91;of&#93; Srimad Bhagavatam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r2vXAAAAMAAJ&q=parjanya+yadava|year=2004|publisher=Mahanidhi Swami}}</ref>}}''' Siblings'''{{bulleted list|[[Parjanya Maharaja|Parjanya]] (brother)}}
| children    = ''' Children'''<br>15 Children, including:{{bulleted list|[[Vasudeva]] (son)|[[Kunti|Pritha]] (daughter)}}
| children    = ''' Children'''<br>15 Children, including:{{bulleted list|[[Samudravijaya]] (son)|[[Vasudeva]] (son)|[[Kunti|Pritha]] (daughter)}}
| relatives  = '''Cousins'''{{bulleted list|[[Kuntibhoja]] (cousin)}}
| relatives  = '''Cousins'''{{bulleted list|[[Kuntibhoja]] (cousin)}}
}}
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
'''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]].


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:51, 1 March 2026


Shurasena
Personal Information
FamilyParents
  • Devamida (father)[1]
Siblings
SpouseMarisha
Children Children
15 Children, including:
RelativesCousins

Shurasena or Shursen/Shursaini (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., IAST: Śūrasena) was a ruler of 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.[2] He is stated to be the king after whom the Surasena Kingdom was named and founded.

Shurasena was the father of Samudravijaya (himself father of Arishtanemi), Vasudeva (himself father of Vāsudeva-Krishna & Balrama ) and Kunti (mother of Karna and the Pandavas)[3] He is extensively mentioned in both the Mahabharata and the Puranas as the father of Vasudeva (father of Krishna) and Kunti.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Viśvanātha Cakravartī (2004). Sārārtha Darśini: Tenth Canto Commnetaries [of] Srimad Bhagavatam. Mahanidhi Swami.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ Swami Vijnanananda (2008) [1921]. The S'rimad Devi Bhagawatam. Vol. I. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-4375-3059-9.

Template:Mahābhārata

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shurasena&oldid=474195"
Discover more