SUCIKA 750 SUDARSANA HI SUCIKA. An Apsaras. She had participated in Arjuna's the Kauravas. (M. B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 160, birth festival. Verse 1 ( Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Chapter ). 122, Verse 62). (iv) On the first day of the battle of Bharata. there SUCIKA. A figure of the giantess Karkka|i. (See was a combat between Srutakarma and Sudaksina. under Brahma, Para 12). (M.B. Bhlsma Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 66). SOCIMUKHA. A hell. (See under Kala the section on (v) There was another combat between Abhimanyu hell). and Sudaksina. (M. B. Bhlsma Parva, Chapter 45, SUCIMUKHl. Companion maid of PrabhavatI, daugh- Verse 66.) ter of Vajranabha. (Sec under PrabhavatI V). (vi) Arjuna killed Sudaksina in the batile of Bharata. SUCIRATHA. A King born in Bharata's dynasty. He was (M. B. Drona Parva, Chapter 92, Verse 61) . the son of Citraratha andDhrsama's father. (Bhagavata, (vii) The younger brother of Sudaksina confronted 9thSkandha). Arjuna to avenge the death of his brother and was SUCIROSITA. A minister of Dasaratha. (Valmiki killed by Arjuna. (M. B. Karna Parva, Chapter 56, Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32). Verse 110). SUCISMITA I. A Brahman! who was devoted to her SUDAKSINA III. A warrior who fought on the side . of the shot him from husband. ( For further details see under Dhanaiijaya V) Pandavas. Dronacfirya down SUCISMITA II. An Apsaras. She attends Kubera's the chariot with an arrow. (M.B. Drona Parva, assembly (Mahabharata, Sabha Parva, Chapter 10, Chapter 21, Verse 56). Verse 10). SUDAKSIIviA. The wife of Dillpa. (See under Dilipa). SUCITRA I. A naga (serpent) born in the family of SUDAMA I. A minister of king Janaka. (Valmiki Dhrtarastra. This serpent fell in the sacrificial fire of the Ramayana, Balakanda, Sarga 70). serpent sacrifice of Janamejaya and was burnt to SUDAMA II. A king of Daiarna. This king had two death. (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 18). daughters of whom one was married by Bhlma, SUCITRA II. (SUMITRA). Father of Sukumara the the king of Vidarbha, and the other by Virabahu King of Pulinda. (See under Sukumara I.) kingofCedi. (M. B. Vana Parva, Chapter 96, Verse SUCITRA III. A son of Dhrtarastra. He attacked 14). in the battle of Bharata. Abhimanyu ( Mahabharata, SUDAMA III. A country of North India. Mention is Bhlsma Parva, Chapter 79, Verse 22). made in Mahabharata, Sabha Parva, Chapter 27, Verse IV. the of the SUCITRA A King who fought on side 11, that this country was captured by Arjuna. Pandavas. He was a from chariot. good fighter (Maha- SUDA.MA IV. An attendant of Subrahmanya. (M. B. Bharata, Karna Parva, Chapter 6, Stanza While 27). Salya Parva, Chapter 46, Verse 10). this king and his son Citravarma were in the walking SUDAMA V. A cowherd. This Sudama was reborn battlefield, Drona killed them. as an asura, because of the curse of Devi Radha. (For SOClVAKTRA. A warrior of Subrahmanya. (M.B. Salya further details see under Tulasi, para 5). Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 72). VI. A warrior who took the side of the SUC I VRATA. A king of ancient times. (M.B. Adi SUDAMA Pandavas and the Kauravas. B. Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 236). fought against (M. Drona Parva, Chapter 23, Verse 49) . SUDAKSIIifA 1. The son of king Paundraka. Sri- VII. The watcher of the Krsna killed Paundraka in battle and his head, cut SUDAMA garden of Karhsa. It is stated in Skandha that this Sudama off by Sri Krsna, fell in the country of Kasi. Sudak- Bhagavata, 10, adorned Sri Krsna and Balabhadra Rama with flower sina who learned about the death of his father, went to KasT and recognized the head by the ear-rings. Sud- garlands. aksina made up his mind to kill Sri Krsna somehow SUDAMA VIII. The real name of Kucela who was the or other and began to do penance in Kasi before friend of Sri Krsna in boyhood. Though his name Siva. Pleased with his penance Siva appeared before occurs everywhere in Bhagavata, as Kucela, his real him and advised him to create a wicked fairy from name is Sudama. (See under Kucela). the fire of sorcery. Accordingly Sudaksina prepared a SUDAMA IX. A river famous in the Puranas. It is men- fire of from which a wicked came out and sorcery, fairy tioned in Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhyakanda, Sarga 71, ran towards Sri Krsna. Sri Krsna sent his weapon the that Bharata, the brother of Sri Rama, crossed this Discus which cut off the head of the wicked fairy and river while he was returning from Kekaya. from there the Discus flew to Kasi and turned Sudak- SUDA^DIKA. See under Suryaprabha. sina to ashes, and returned to Dvaraka. (Bhagavata, SUDARSANA I. A king of ancient India. He was a con- Skandha 10). temporary of Sri Krsna. This king who was esteemed SUDAKSI1VIA.II A king of The Kamboja (Kabul). even by the gods, was once captured and made a following information is taken from Mahabharata prisoner by another king named Nagnajit. Sri Krsna about this king. defeated Nagnajit and all the other Kings and made Sudaksina had been at the (i) present Svayarhvara this King free. This story occurs in Mahabharata, Udyoga of marriage Draupadl. (Adi Parva, Chapter 185, Parva, Chapter 48, Verse 75. Verse 15). SUDARSANA II. A who took the side of the Kaura- He king (ii) came with an aksauhini of army to help vas and fought against the Pandavas in Kuruksetra. Duryodhana against the Pandavas in the battle of This king was killed by Satyaki. (M.B. Drona Parva, Bharata. B. (M. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 19, Verse Chapter 118, Verse 14). 21). SUDARSANA III. A king of Malava. This king joined (iii) Sudaksina was a valunt fighter in the army of the side of the Pandavas in the battle of Bharata and was.