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BHŪRIŚRAVĀ (BHŪRIŚRAVAS)
(1) General.
He was the son of Somada, a king of Kuruvaṁśa (Kuru dynasty).
(2) Other details.
Bhūriśravas had two brothers named Bhūri and Śala. They were all present at the Svayaṁvara of Draupadī. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 14] .
(3) He once described to Duryodhana, the heroic qualities of the Pāṇḍavas and advised him to maintain peaceful relations with them. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 199, Dākṣinātya Pāṭha] .
(4) He took part in Yudhiṣṭhira's Rājasūya yajña with his father and brothers. [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 8] .
(5) In the war between Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas, he arrived with an “Akṣauhiṇī” (A division of the army) in order to give help to Duryodhana. [M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 19, Verse 16] .
(6) Bhīṣma once remarked that Bhūriśravas deserved to be counted among the Rathīs and Yūthapatis. [Udyoga Parva, Chapter 165, Verse 29] .
(7) On the first day of the battle at Kurukṣetra Bhūri- śravas fought a duel with Śaṁkha. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 35] .
(8) He fought with Sātyaki [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 63, Verse 33] .
(9) He killed the ten sons of Sātyaki. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 74, Verse 25] .
(10) Defeated Dhṛṣṭaketu in battle. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 84, Verse 35] .
(11) He fought a duel with Bhīmasena. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 11, Verse 44] .
(12) A duel was fought with Śikhaṇḍī. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 43, Verse 45] .
(13) Bhūriśravas fell down under the stroke of Sātyaki. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 142, Verse 59] .
(14) Arjuna cut off the left arm of Bhūriśravas. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 141, Verse 72] .
(15) Enraged by Arjuna's action, Bhūriśravas squatted on the ground to attain Svarga (Heaven). [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 143, Verse 33] .
(16) Sātyaki killed Bhūriśravas. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 143, Verse 54] .
(17) After death Bhūriśravas became a Viśvadeva. [Svargārohaṇa Parva, Chapter 5, Verse 16] .
(18) Some of the other names of Bhūriśravas given in Mahābhārata are:--Bhūridakṣiṇa, Śalāgraja, Kaurava, Kauraveya, Kauravya, Yūpaketana, Yūpaketu, Śārdūla, Kuruśreṣṭha, Kurūdvaha.
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