Sukeśī (Apsarā)

Sukeśī · su-keśī, “she of beautiful hair”

Hastā has other meanings too: see all meanings of Hastā. Kṛttikā has other meanings too: see all meanings of Kṛttikā. Mṛgaśira has other meanings too: see all meanings of Mṛgaśira. Śravaṇa has other meanings too: see all meanings of Śravaṇa. Yajña has other meanings too: see all meanings of Yajña.

Sukeśī is an apsarā. The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that she came by the command of Devarāja Indra and became the wife of Kuru, who became king when the third caraṇa of the Dvāpara Yuga ended. This Kuru made Kurukshetra, twenty yojanas in extent, and ruled 12,000 years.

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 3