Shuka Shuka (also Shukadeva, Shuka deva, Suka, Sukadev, Śukadeva Gosvāmī) was the son of the sage Vyasa (credited as the organizer of the Vedas and Puranas) and the main narrator of the Bhagavata Purana. Most of the Bhagavata Purana consists of Shuka reciting the story to the dying king Parikshit. Shuka is depicted as a sannyasi, renouncing the world in pursuit of moksha (liberation), which most…
Siddhas Siddha (Sanskrit: सिद्ध siddha; “perfected one”) is a term that is used widely in Indian religions and culture. It means “one who is accomplished”. It refers to perfected masters who have achieved a high degree of physical as well as spiritual perfection or enlightenment.
Shri Shri (Devanagari: श्री, ISO: Śrī, also transliterated as Shree, Sri, or Sree, is an Indian word denoting wealth and prosperity, primarily used as a honorific. Hindu goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, is also known as Shree. In Devanagari script for Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi and other languages, the word ⟨श्री⟩ is combination of three sounds: श् (ś), र् (r) and ई (ī, long…
Suktimati Suktimati was the capital city of the Chedi Kingdom in India. It lay on the banks of the river Suktimati flowing through Chedi. It was built by a Chedi king known as Uparichara vasu. In the Mahabharata, it has been quoted that this river gave birth to twins (a boy and a girl)…
Shishupala Shishupala (Sanskrit: शिशुपाल, lit. protector of child, IAST: Śiśupāla; sometimes spelt Sisupala) was the son of Damaghosha after whom clan of Ghosi Yadavas was named as his descendants to king of Chedi, by Shrutashrava, sister of Vasudeva, Kunti. He was slain by Krishna, his cousin and an avatar of Vishnu, at the great Rajasuya Yajna of Yudhishthira in punishment for the opprobrious abuse…
Surya Surya is the Sun God. He was the father of Karna, in Kunti. He gave an Akshaya patra to Yudhishthira to sustain himself and his large number of Brahmin followers, during the 12-year exile in the forest.
Sudharman Sudharman was one of the Samshaptaka/Trigarta warriors. He fought with Arjuna on the 12th day of war. The son of Pandu then, in that battle, with a broad-headed arrow, cut off the leathern fence of Subahu, and covered Sudharman and Sudhanwan, and Subahu pierced Partha with ten arrows. Partha,…