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SUPUNJIKA. Son of Vipracitti by Simhika. He was SURAHANTA. A son of Tapa, the Pancajanyagni who killed by Parasurama. (Brahmanda Purana, 3.6. 13-12). is one of the Agnis who cause hindrances to Yajftas. SUPUISYA. A river in famous in the . (, Chapter 220, Verse 13) . JBhlsma Parva, Chapter 221, Verse 9). SURAjA. An woman, daughter of Kasyapa URA I. A King of the . He was the son by his wife Pradha. (Adi Parva, Chapter 65, of Vidiiratha and father of Sini. (Bhagavata, 9th Verse 50). Suraja gave a dance performance at the of Skandha) . birthday celebrations . (Adi Parva, Chapter SURA II. A son of Karttavlrya. Of the hundred sons 122, Verse 63). of Karttavirya, the most important were, Sura, Surasena, SURAKRT. ABrahmavadI son of Visvamitra. (M.B. Dhisana, Madhu and Jayadhvaja. (Brahmiinda, Purana, Anusasana Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 57) . Chapter 46) . SURAKSAKA. A King. He was the grand- StiRA III. A King in ancient India. (, father of Tataka (See under Tataka). Adi Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 232). StJRAPADMA. An hero. This asura invaded StJRA IV. A son of the King named llina by his wife Devaloka with a huge army. Skanda Purana mentions Rathantarl. This Sura had four brothers named that in the battle that followed, , who was defeat- Dusanta, , Pravasu and Vasu. (M.B. Adi Parva, ed, fled to the place called Siyali in Tanjore District Chapter 94, Verse 17). in South india and did to Siva. V. of Sauvira land. the one SURA A prince (Mahabharata, SURAPRAVIRA. Son of Tapa, Pancajanyagni, Vana Parva, Chapter 265, Verse 10) . This Sura was of the Agnis which cause hindrances to . (Vana slain by Arjuna at the time of 's marriage. Parva, Chapter 220, Verse 13). (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 291, Verse 27) . SURARI. A King in ancient India. He was invited by SURA VI. A King. He was the father of Vasu- the to participate in the great war. (Udyoga and Sri Krsna. his first grandfather of By wife, Parva, Chapter 4, Vers^lS). Marisa, he had ten sons and four daughters. The sons I. Mother of riagas (serpents) . 1 Birth. to were, , Devabhaga, Devasravas, Anaka, ) Ten daughters were born KaSyapapraja- Srnjaya, Syamaka, Kanka, Samlka, Vatsaka and Vrka. pati by his wife , daughter of Daksa includ- The names of the daughters were, Prtha, Srutadeva ing Surasa. From Surasa were born all the nagas. (Srutaveda), Srutasrava and Rajadhidevl. The eldest ( , Aranyakanda, Canto 14). of these, Prtha was given as an adopted daughter to Nagas and Uragas are two sects of serpents. From Surasa Kuntibhoja. (Harivarhsa, 2-34; 17-28; M.B. Adi Parva, were born Nagas and from , Uragas. (Valmiki Verse 3. 104. Verse 1 Verse Chapter 43; Chapter ; Bhagavata, Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, Canto 14, 28). 9th Skandha). In Purana it is stated that he had Surasa was born from the wrath of KrodhavaSa and the three more wives besides Marisa, and from them Devas former had three daughters called Anala, Ruha and and mortals were born. (See under Surasena I). Vlrudha. (Adi Parva, Chapter 66, Verse 61) . SORA VII. Father of Dasaratha's wife, Sumitra. He was 2) Obstructed the passage of Hanumdn. To test whether invited to the Putrakamesti Yaga performed by , who jumped into to seek out , Dasaratha. (Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, Sarga 13, possessed power enough for the purpose, Devagandharvas Verse 26). backoned Surasa to them and told her as follows: "You SURABHI. The cow of the Devas. (For details see mother of nagas, do please assume a terrible form like a under and Saurabhl) . big mountain and appear before Hanuman and obstruct SURABHI II. A cow born from the 'Humkara' (the his passage. As soon as she heard the injunction, she sound 'hum') of . As the cow grew up, milk jumped before Hanuman and attempted to devour him began dripping down on earth from its udder and In spite of Hanuman's earnest pleadings she stood gradually it formed into the Kslrasagara (ocean of before him with her mouth opened wide. Hanuman Four milk). daughters, Surupa, Harhsika, then, by his power of illusion, grew ten yojanas in size. and Sarvakamadhuk were born to Surabhi and they Then Surasa opened her mouth twenty yojanas wide. considered to are be protectors of the four regions. Hanuman then grew thirty yojanas in size and Surasa lives in the Surabhi seventh world beneath the earth i.e. opened her mouth forty yojanas wide. In this competi- Rasatala. (, Chapter 100). tion ultimately when Surasa opened her mouth hundred SURABHIMAN. An (fire). (Vana Parva, Chapter yojanas wide, Hanuman reduced his size to that of a 221, Verse 18). finger, entered Surasa's mouth and came out through SURABHIPATTANA. An urban area of olden days in her ear. Surasa was pleased and blessed Hanuman. South India. the During Mahabharata days (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, Canto 1). deputed an envoy to this place and it under his 3 brought ) Other information. control. (S_abha Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 68). (i) Surasa lives in the court of Brahma worshipping SURABHU. A sister of Karhsa. , the Yadava him. (Sabha Parva, Chapter 11, Verse 39). King had 80 sons including Karhsa and five daughters (ii) Rohinl, mother of Balabhadrarama, was an incar- Karhsa, Marisa, Kaka, Surabhu and Rastrapalika. nation of Surasa. Skandha (Bhagavata, Skandha 9). ( Bhagavata, 4). SURADEVl (VARUtfl). A daughter of born SURASA II. A deva woman who danced at the birth- of Devi, his brother's wife. She was the apple of the eye day celebration of Arjuna. (Adi Parva, Chapter 222, Verse . to the Devas. She is the presiding Devata over liquor 63) She lives in the court of Brahma worshipping him. SURASENA I. A King of Yaduvarh^a. Sabha. 1 1 Verse 42 Adi General. ( Parva, Chapter , ; Parva, Chap- 1) Surasena's kingdom was Mathurapurl. ter Verse 35 and 18, Chapter 66,Verse 52). This country was originally ruled by Kings of the Solar