Prasena
Prasena
Prasena is a name used for more than one prince in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Prasena (brother of Satrājit): the son of Nighna and younger brother of Satrājit, who wore the Syamantaka gem on a hunt and was killed by a lion. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 16–17
- Prasena (son of Akrūra): a Yādava prince radiant like a deva, the son of Akrūra and Ugrasenā. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 14
- Prasena of Madhurā: a king of the line of Budha who ruled Madhurā at the same time as the Yaduvaṃśī king Sātvata Śūrasena. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 3
- Prasena, Son of Karṇa: a son of Karṇa who fought for the Kauravas and was killed by Ugrakarmā on the seventeenth day of the Kurukshetra war. Mahābhārata, Karṇa Parva, Chapter 82