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ŚŪRA I A King of the Lunar dynasty. He was the son of Viḍūratha and father of Śini. [Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha] . ŚŪRA II A son of Kārttavīrya. Of the hundred sons of Kārttavīrya, the most important were, Śūra, Śūrasena, Dhiṣaṇa, Madhu and Jayadhvaja. [Brahmāṇḍa, Purāṇa, Chapter 46] . ŚŪRA III A King in ancient India. [Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 232] . ŚŪRA IV A son of the King named Ilina by his wife Rathantarī. This Śūra had four brothers named Duṣanta, Bhīma, Pravasu and Vasu. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 17] . ŚŪRA V A prince of Sauvīra land. [Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 265, Verse 10] . This Śūra was slain by Arjuna at the time of Draupadī's marriage. [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 291, Verse 27] . ŚŪRA VI A Yādava King. He was the father of Vasudeva and grandfather of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. By his first wife, Māriṣā, he had ten sons and four daughters. The sons were, Vasudeva, Devabhāga, Devaśravas, Ānaka, Sṛñjaya, Śyāmaka, Kaṅka, Śamīka, Vatsaka and Vṛka. The names of the daughters were, Pṛthā, Śrutadevā (Śrutavedā), Śrutaśravā and Rājādhidevī. The eldest of these, Pṛthā was given as an adopted daughter to Kuntibhoja. [Harivaṁśa, 2-34] ; 17-28;[M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 43] ; Verse 3. Chapter 104. Verse 1;[Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha] . In [Vāyu Purāṇa] it is stated that he had three more wives besides Māriṣā, and from them Devas and mortals were born. (See under Śūrasena I). ŚŪRA VII Father of Daśaratha's wife, Sumitrā. He was invited to the Putrakāmeṣṭi Yāga performed by Daśaratha. [Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa, Sarga 13, Verse 26] .
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