श्रुतश्रवस्

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

ŚRUTAŚRAVAS I   A sister of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's father Vasudeva. (See under Śrutadevī).
ŚRUTAŚRAVAS II   A king of Magadha. [Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha.]
ŚRUTAŚRAVAS III   A Maharṣi. He had a son named Somaśravas. There is the following story in [Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 3] , about the way in which these two sages came to be associated with King Janamejaya. Janamejaya, son of Parīkṣit, along with his brothers performed an elaborate Yāga at Kurukṣetra. His three brothers were Śrutasena, Ugrasena and Bhīmasena. While they were performing the Yāga, a dog which was the son of Saramā came there. Janamejaya's brothers attacked the dog without any provocation. Saramā became angry and she cursed Janamejaya. The curse frightened him. After the Yāga he reached Hastināpura and went out in search of a priest who would be able to liberate him from the curse. Once, as he was returning from a hunt, he happened to come across an āśrama within his country. A sage named Śrutaśravas lived there. He had a son named Somaśravas. Janamejaya invited Somaśravas to be his priest. At that time Śrutaśravas said to him:- “This my son was born to a serpent-woman and he is endowed with the power of my austerity. He is capable of releasing you from all sins except “Mahādevakṛtyā”. If a Brāhmaṇa prays to him for anything, the prayer would be fulfilled. If you can set it right, you may take him with you.” Janamejaya agreed and took Śomaśravas with him to the palace. He made him priest and completed the Yāga. [Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 58] states that Śrutaśravas was also a member of Janamejaya's Yāga. He was among the sages who attained Siddhi (superhuman powers) by performing tapas. [M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 292, Verse 16] .
ŚRUTAŚRAVAS IV   A Rājarṣi. He remains in Yama's assembly, offering worship to Yama. [Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 9] .
ŚRUTAŚRAVAS V   Wife of Damaghoṣa King of Cedi. She was the sister of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's father and mother of Śiśupāla. She requested Śrī Kṛṣṇa (who came to her place after Śiśupāla's birth) not to kill Śiśupāla. Śrī Kṛṣṇa agreed to forgive Śiśupāla's wrongs a hundred times. (For further details, see under Śiśupāla).

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

श्रुतश्रवस् n.  (मगध. भविष्य.) एक राजा, जो मत्स्य एवं वायु के अनुसार सोमाधि राजा का, भागवत के अनुसार मार्जारि राजा का, एवं ब्रह्मांड के अनुसार सोमापि राजा का पुत्र था । इसके पुत्र का नाम अयुतायु था ।
श्रुतश्रवस् II. n.  यमसभा में उपस्थित एक राजा [म. स. ८.८] ।
श्रुतश्रवस् III. n.  एक ऋषि, जिसने तप से सिद्धी प्राप्त की थी [म. शां. २८१.१६-१७] । इसके पुत्र का नाम सोमश्रवस् था, जो इसे एक सर्पिर्णी से उत्पन्न हुआ था [म. आ. ३.१२] ।
श्रुतश्रवस् III. n.  जनमेजय के द्वारा किये गये दीर्घसत्र में उसके पुरोहित देवशुनी ने उसे शाप दिया, एवं उसके पौरोहित्य का त्याग किया । पश्चात् जनमेजय इससे मिलने आया, एवं उसने इसके पुत्र सोमश्रवस् को अपना पुरोहित बनने की प्रार्थना की। इसने उसे मान्यता दी, एवं इस प्रकार सोमश्रवस् जनमेजय के सर्पसत्र का पुरोहित बन गया (सोमश्रवस् देखिये) । यह स्वयं भी जनमेजय के सर्पसत्र का सदस्य था [म. आ. ४८.९] ।
श्रुतश्रवस् IV. n.  एक असुर, जो गरूड के द्वारा मारा गया था ।
श्रुतश्रवस् V. n.  सूर्यपुत्र शनैश्र्वर का नामांतर [वायु. ८४.५१] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

श्रुत—श्रवस्  m.  m. N. of various men, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]

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श्रुत—श्रवस्  f.  f. (also °वा) N. of a daughter of शूर (mother of शिशु-पाल and sister of वसु-देव), ib.

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