Deities and sacred beings
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Samba
साम्बSamba is the son of Krishna and Jambavati; SB 1.11.18 names him explicitly as 'sambo jambavati-sutah'. The abduction of Duryodhana's daughte…
Charudeshna
चारुदेष्णCharudeshna, one of the sons of Krishna and Rukmini and younger brother of Pradyumna, is described as a great chariot-warrior of handsome fo…
Ikshvaku
इक्ष्वाकुIkshvaku, son of Vaivasvata Manu and progenitor of the solar dynasty that bears his name, was the first king of Ayodhya; Rama was born in hi…
Shibi
शिबिShibi (Aushinara), king of the Ushinara country, is celebrated in the Puranas and the Mahabharata for charity and for protecting those who s…
Bharata
भरतBharata (Dauhshyanti), son of king Dushyanta and Shakuntala, was a universal emperor; in childhood he was called Sarvadamana from the tale o…
Rantideva
रन्तिदेवRantideva, son of Sankriti, a king of the lunar line, is the supreme model of generosity. At the end of a forty-eight-day fast, when food an…
Yayati
ययातिYayati, son of Nahusha and emperor of the lunar line, was husband of Devayani and Sharmishtha. Cursed by Shukracharya with untimely old age,…
Subala
सुबलSubala, king of the Gandhara country, was the father of Gandhari and Shakuni. At SB 1.13.30 Gandhari is called 'the daughter of Subala' as s…
Shurasena
शूरसेनShura (Shurasena), a Yadava king, son of Devamidha and lord of the Mathura region, was the father of Vasudeva and of Kunti (Pritha) — hence …
Jarasandha
जरासन्धJarasandha, the mighty emperor of Magadha and son of Brihadratha, was so named because, born in two halves, he was joined by the demoness Ja…
Karna
कर्णKarna (Radheya, Vasushena), Kunti's eldest son begotten by Surya, was set adrift at birth because she bore him unmarried, and was raised by …
Shalya
शल्यShalya, king of the Madra country, was Madri's brother and so maternal uncle to Nakula and Sahadeva. Setting out to join the Pandavas, he wa…
Vajra
वज्रVajra, son of Aniruddha and Usha and Krishna's great-grandson, was foremost among the few heirs who survived the Yadus' mutual destruction a…
Janamejaya
जनमेजयJanamejaya, eldest son of Parikshit and Iravati and emperor of the Kuru line, is named first among the four sons at SB 1.16.2. To avenge his…
Uttara
उत्तरUttara, son of Virata king of the Matsyas and brother of Uttarā, went out against the Kaurava army in the cattle-raid of the final year of c…
Duryodhana
दुर्योधनDuryodhana is a king of the Kuru line, son of Dhritarashtra, and the leading figure on the Kaurava side of the Mahabharata; the Bhagavata al…
Shakuni
शकुनिShakuni is the son of Subala, king of Gandhara, and is therefore called Saubala in the Bhagavata; he is Gandhari's brother. SB 3.1.14 number…
Gada
गदGada is a Yadava; at SB 3.1.35 he is among those after whom Vidura asks Uddhava: 'hR^IdIka-satyAtmaja-chArudeshNa gadAdayaH svasti charanti …
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 …