SamvaranaIn the Mahabharata, it is mentioned that Samvarana is the son of Riksha, fourth in descent from Ikshvaku (Adi Parva, Sambhava Parva). He married Tapati, a daughter of Surya. (Adi Parva, Chaitraratha Parva). Samvarana was driven from Hastinapur by the Panchalas, and forced to take refuge among the thickets of…
SanjayaSanjaya (Sanskrit: संजय, meaning “victory”) or Sanjaya Gavalgani is a character from the epic Mahabharata. In Mahabharata—an epic poem of war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas—the blind king Dhritarashtra is the father of the principals of the Kaurava side. Sanjaya, equal to sage was born from the portions of…
In Hindu mythology, Sarama (Sanskrit: सरमा, Saramā) is a mythological being referred to as the female dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni (देव-शुनी, devaśunī). She first appears in one of Hinduism’s earliest texts, the Rig Veda, in which she helps the god-king Indra to recover divine cows stolen by the Panis, a class of demons. This legend is alluded to in many later…
Sarayu The Sarayu is a river that flows through the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. This river is of ancient significance, finding mentions in the Vedas and the Ramayana. The Sarayu river forms at the confluence of the Karnali (or Ghaghara) and Mahakali (or Sharda) in Bahraich District. The Mahakali or Sharda forms the western Indo-Nepal border. Ayodhya is situated on the banks of river…
Sarpa Yaga Emperor Janmejay ascended to the throne of Hastinapura upon the death of his father Parikshit. According to legend, Parikshit, the lone descendant of the House of Pandu, had died of snakebite. He had been cursed by a sage to die so, the curse having been consummated by the…
The Satya Yuga (Devanagari: सत्य युग), also called Sat Yuga, Krta Yuga and Krita Yuga in Hinduism, is the first of the four Yugas, the “Yuga (Age or Era) of Truth”, when humanity is governed by gods, and every manifestation or work is close to the purest ideal and humanity will allow intrinsic goodness to rule supreme. It is sometimes referred…
Satyabhama Satyabhama is the second-most-important consort of Krishna- the avatar of Vishnu. Satyabhama is believed to be an avatar of Bhumī Devī, the Goddess of Earth who is Prakriti form of Mahalakshmi. She aided Krishna in defeating the demon Narakasura. Satyabhama was the daughter of Yadava King Satrajit, the royal treasurer of Dwaraka, who was the owner…
Satyajit Satyajit was the son of Panchala king Drupada, brother of Shikhandin, Dhrishtadyumna, and Draupadi. He was considered to be capable, by Arjuna, to guard Yudhishthira from Drona when Arjuna went to fight the Samshaptakas on the 12th day of the war. On the same day, Satyajit was killed by…
Satyakarman Satyakarman was one of the five Samshaptaka brothers, the others being Satyaratha, Satyavarman, Satyavrata and Satyeshu. On the 12th day of war, he took an oath to kill Arjuna.