Shurasena

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

Shurasena or Shursen/Shursaini (Sanskrit: शूरसेन, IAST: Śūrasena) is a Yadava (not to be confused with Yadav) 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.