Sudevā
Sudevā
Sudevā, and Sudeva without the long ā, name more than one person in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Sudevā, Wife of Savana: the daughter of Sunābha and wife of King Savana, who entered her husband’s pyre at a voice from the sky and rose with him to Brahmaloka. Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapter 46
- Sudevā, First Wife of Śivaśarma: the first wife of the brāhmaṇa Śivaśarma, born as a female boar and freed by Maṅgalā‘s gift of puṇya. Padma Purāṇa, Bhūmi Khaṇḍa, Chapters 35–52, 35–38, 43–46, 51–52
- Sudevā, Wife of Ikshvāku: the queen of Ikshvāku of Ayodhyā, who showed kindness to a wounded female boar. Padma Purāṇa, Bhūmi Khaṇḍa, Chapters 43–46, 47
Named in passing
- Sudeva the Tushita: one of the twelve Tushita devas of the Svāyambhuva manvantara, the sons of Yajña and Dakshiṇā, told on Svāyambhuva Manvantara. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 4, Chapter 1
- Sudeva, son of Campa: a king of the Ikshvāku line after Hariścandra and Rohita, son of Campa who built Campāpurī, told on Ikshvāku Vaṃśa: The Solar Dynasty. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 8
- Sudeva, son of Devaka: one of the four sons of Devaka and a brother of Devakī, told on Yadu Vaṃśa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 24