Shurasena

This article is about the king in Hindu mythology. For the kingdom, see Surasena.

Shurasena (Sanskrit: शूरसेन, IAST: Śūrasena) is a Yadava ruler of Mathura featured in Hindu mythology. He was married to a nāga (or serpent) woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for Vasuki's boon to Bhima.^[2] He is stated to be the king after whom the Surasena Kingdom and the Yadava sect of Surasenas were named.

Shurasena
Personal Information
Family	Parents Devamida (father)[1] Siblings Parjanya (brother)
Spouse	Marisha
Children	Children 15 Children, including: Samudravijaya (son) Vasudeva (son) Pritha (daughter)
Relatives	Cousins Kuntibhoja (cousin)

Shurasena was the father of Samudravijaya (himself father of Arishtanemi), Vasudeva (himself father of Vāsudeva-Krishna) and Kunti (mother of Karna and the Pandavas)^[3] He is extensively mentioned in both the Mahabharata and the Puranas as the father of Vasudeva (father of Krishna) and Kunti.

References

1. Viśvanātha Cakravartī (2004). Sārārtha Darśini: Tenth Canto Commnetaries [of] Srimad Bhagavatam. Mahanidhi Swami.
2. Tales From the Mahabharat, pp31, By B.K. Chaturvedi, Published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. ISBN 81-288-1228-9, ISBN 978-81-288-1228-6
3. Swami Vijnanananda (2008) [1921]. The S'rimad Devi Bhagawatam. Vol. I. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-4375-3059-9.