Deities and sacred beings
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Sudasa
सुदासSudasa is a king whose tirtha lies on the Sarasvati. He is named among the shrines Vidura resorted to at SB 3.1.22: 'tIrthaM sudAsasya gavAM…
Guha
गुहGuha is a king whose tirtha on the Sarasvati is connected with the gavām-ayana. He is named in the list of shrines Vidura resorted to at SB …
Prabhasa
प्रभासPrabhasa is a pilgrimage field on the Surashtra coast. At SB 3.1.20-21 it is a stage of Vidura's wandering and the place where the news of t…
Yamuna
यमुनाThe Yamuna is a sacred river and the site of the meeting between Vidura and Uddhava. At SB 3.1.24, returning from the tirthas of the Sarasva…
Surashtra
सौराष्ट्रSurashtra is a prosperous western country. It is named among the lands Vidura crossed at SB 3.1.24: 'tatas tv ativrajya surAshTraN^R^iddhaM …
Sauvira
सौवीरSauvira is an ancient country on the Indus. It is named among the lands Vidura crossed at SB 3.1.24: 'surAshTraN^R^iddhaM sauvIramatsyAn kur…
Matsya-desha
मत्स्यदेशMatsya-desha is an ancient country near Kuru-Jangala. It is named among the lands Vidura crossed at SB 3.1.24: 'sauvIramatsyAn kuruja~NgalAM…
Vraja
व्रजVraja is the grazing country of the cowherds, including Nanda's own camp (nanda-vraja), and the chief setting of the tenth Skandha. In the t…
Gopas
गोपThe Gopas are the community of cowherds of Vraja, whose king is Nanda. The Bhagavata calls them Krishna's followers: as the Lord tended the …
Sandipani
सान्दीपनिSandipani is the teacher of Krishna and Balarama. In the third Skandha Uddhava tells Vidura that Krishna learned from him the whole Veda, to…
Pancajana
पंचजनPancajana is the asura in whose belly the dead son of Sandipani lay. At SB 3.3.2 Uddhava says that Krishna, having learned the Veda from San…
Bhishmaka
भीष्मकBhishmaka is the father of Rukmini, a king of Vidarbha. At SB 3.3.2 Uddhava, describing Rukmini's svayamvara, says the kings were summoned '…
Nagnajit
नाग्नजित्Nagnajit is the father of Satyabhama, at whose svayamvara Krishna met the condition set for her hand. At SB 3.3.4 Uddhava says that Krishna …
Dyutaru
द्युतरुDyutaru, that is the parijata — the tree of heaven which Krishna brought to earth for Satyabhama. At SB 3.3.5 Uddhava says that the Lord, wi…
Sambara
शम्बरSambara is the asura slain by Krishna. At SB 3.3.11 Uddhava lists him with Dvivida, Bana, Mura and Balvala, and with others such as Dantavak…
Dvivida
द्विविदDvivida is an asura, listed among those Krishna slew at SB 3.3.11: 'shambaM divividaM bANaM muraM balvalam eva cha'. Uddhava gives this list…
Bana
बाणBana is an asura, listed among those slain by Krishna at SB 3.3.11: 'shambaM divividaM bANaM muraM balvalam eva cha'. Uddhava notes that Kri…
Mura
मुरMura is an asura, in the list of those slain by Krishna at SB 3.3.11: 'shambaM divividaM bANaM muraM balvalam eva cha'. Uddhava gives this l…
Balvala
बल्वलBalvala is an asura, listed at SB 3.3.11 with Sambara, Dvivida, Bana and Mura among those Krishna slew. In the phrase 'balvalam eva cha', an…
Dantavakra
दन्तवक्रDantavakra is an asura, named at SB 3.3.11 as the first of those others Krishna slew or had slain: 'anyAMsh cha dantavaktrAdIn'. The word 'A…