Śukra
Śukra
Śukra 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
- Śukrācārya: also called Uśanas, Kavi and Bhārgava, the ācārya of the asuras and master of the Saṃjīvanī vidyā that brings the dead back to life. Matsya Purāṇa; Devī Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva; Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva; Mahābhārata, Āśramavāsika Parva; Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva; Liṅga Purāṇa; Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa; Śiva Purāṇa; Vāmana Purāṇa; Agni Purāṇa; Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Bhavishya Purāṇa; Brahma Purāṇa
- Śukra (son of Havirdhāna): one of the six sons of Havirdhāna and Āgneyī and a brother of Prācīnabarhi, in the line of Pṛthu. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2
- Śukra (son of Uttama Manu): one of the ten sons of Uttama, the third Manu, in the Uttama manvantara. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 5
Places
- Śukra (Tīrtha): a holy tīrtha given by name in the Brahma Purāṇa’s great list of the tīrthas and kshetras of the earth. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 25
- Śukrā (River): one of the seven rivers of Śālmala-dvīpa, which take away pāpa by mere remembrance. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20