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Shurasena

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This article is about Surasena King. For the kingdom, see Surasena.

Shurasena
Personal Information
FamilyParents
  • Devamida (father)[1]
 Siblings
SpouseMarisha
Children Children
15 Children, including:
  • Vasudeva (son)
  • Pritha (daughter)
RelativesCousins
  • Kuntibhoja (cousin)

Shurasena (Sanskrit: शूरसेन, Śūrasena) was an ancient Yadava ruler of 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.[2][3][4] after whom the Surasena Kingdom or mahajanpada and the Yadava sect of Surasenas [5] were named.

Shurasena or Shoorsaini[6] was father of Vasudeva (himself father of Vāsudeva-Krishna) and Kunti (mother of Karna and the 5 Pandavas)[7] He is extensively mentioned in both the Mahabharata and the Puranas as the father of Vasudeva (father of Krishna) and Kunti (mother of Pandavas).

References

  1. ^ Viśvanātha Cakravartī (2004). Sārārtha Darśini: Tenth Canto Commnetaries [of] Srimad Bhagavatam. Mahanidhi Swami.
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ "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
  7. ^ Swami Vijnanananda (2008) [1921]. The S'rimad Devi Bhagawatam. Vol. Volume I. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-4375-3059-9. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
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