Surasā

Surasā

Surasā is a name used for more than one being and river in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Surasā is a name used for more than one being and river in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

• Surasā: the divine mother of the nāgas, a wife of Kaśyapa Prajāpati, who tested Hanumān in mid-ocean as he flew to Laṅkā. Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Sundara Kāṇḍa, Chapter 1; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapter 27; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 19, 219; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 6, Chapter 6; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 3

People

• Surasā (daughter of Raudrāśva): one of the ten daughters of King Raudrāśva of the line of Pūru, all of whom became the wives of the ṛshi Prabhākara. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Places

• Surasā (River): a river of Bhārata-varsha that goes forth from the Vindhya mountain with the Narmadā. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 19