Shurasena

Shurasena (Sanskrit: शूरसेन, Śūrasena) or Shoorsaini [1]was an ancient Yadava ruler of Mathura. He was married to a Naga, or serpent, a 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.

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

Shurasena
In-universe information
ChildrenVasudeva, Kunti
Shurasena Mahajanapada was one of sixteen most powerful and vast kingdoms and republics of the era, located mainly across the fertile Indo-Gangetic plains, there were a number of smaller kingdoms stretching the length and breadth of Ancient India.
Saurasena coin, 400-300 BCE

Shurasena was father of Vasudeva (father of Krishna) and Kunti.(mother of Karna and other 5 Pandava)[6] 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. "A procession was organized on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Shur Saini महाराजा शूर सैनी की जयंती पर निकाली शोभायात्रा". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  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. Swami Vijnanananda (2008) [1921]. The S'rimad Devi Bhagawatam. Volume I. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-4375-3059-9.
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