Śārdūla

Śārdūla

Śārdūla 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

• Śārdūla (Dānava): a lord of the dānavas who defeated Dharma and carried off Suvarṇā, the daughter of Agni, to pātāla; Bhagavān Vishṇu cut off his head with his cakra. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 58
• Śārdūla: the son of Ghoravarmā of Kaliñjara, from whom the Śārdūlīya kings take their name. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 4

Places

• Śārdūla Tīrtha: a tīrtha on the southern bank of the Gautamī, west of Abjaka, called greater than Vārāṇasī and every other tīrtha. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 58

Named in passing

• śārdūla, the tiger: the tiger, whom Brahmā made ruler of the wild beasts when he gave each being its kingdom after Pṛthu‘s abhisheka, told on Pṛthu. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 2–4