Vīrā, Daughter of Bindusura

Vīrā · vīrā, “the heroic one”

Vīra has other meanings too: see all meanings of Vīra.

Vīrā is the daughter of King Bindusura of the Cayahāni line. The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that Bindusura, who ruled twenty-five years in Madhyadeśa, had a daughter named Vīrā and a son named Vīravihāttaka. He gave Vīrā in marriage to Vikrama by the rite of the śāstras, and gave his kingdom to his son.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 2

Sources

  • Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 2