Dhenuka
Dhenuka
Dhenuka is a name used for more than one being and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Dhenukāsura: the asura in the form of a great ass who held the Tālavana palm grove near Gokula until Balarāma and Kṛshṇa killed him. Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, dākshiṇātya prati, Chapter 38; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 12; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 2, Chapter 7; Skandha 10, Chapters 2, 15, 26, 43, 46; Skandha 12, Chapter 12; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 181, 183, 186–187, 190, 193
- Dhenuka (daitya of Raktāsura): one of the chief daityas who fought for Raktāsura against Bhagavatī Durgā. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 61
Places
- Dhenuka (tīrtha): a holy tīrtha named in the Brahma Purāṇa’s list of the tīrthas and kshetras of the earth. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 25
- Dhenukā (River): Dhenukā, one of the seven rivers of Śāka-dvīpa, rivers of great puṇya that came from svarga. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20