Śūra (Son of Bhajamāna)
Śūra, “the hero”
Śūra has other meanings too: see all meanings of Śūra.
Śūra is a Yādava prince, a grandson of Sattvant and a son of King Bhajamāna and his wife Bāhyakā, a daughter of Sṛñjaya. The Brahma Purāṇa names him in its account of the Vṛshṇi-vaṃśa. He is not Śūra the son of Devamīḍha, the father of Vasudeva, and not Śūra the son of Kārtavīryārjuna.
His family
Śūra’s grandfather was Sattvant, of the line of Yadu. From Sattvant, Queen Kausalyā bore strong sons: Bhāgi, Bhajamāna, Divya, Devāvṛdha, Andhaka and Vṛshṇi, “the delight of Yadu”.
Bhajamāna had two wives, both daughters of Sṛñjaya: Bāhyakā and Upabāhyakā, and they bore him many sons. Bāhyakā Sṛñjayī bore him five: Krimi, Kramaṇa, Dhṛshṭa, Śūra and Purañjaya. Upabāhyakā Sṛñjayī bore him Ayutājit, Sahasrajit, Śatājit and Dāsaka. In the next chapter the Purāṇa carries Bhajamāna’s line on through his son Vidūratha, the chief among chariot-warriors.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 15–16
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 15–16