Suvīra

Suvīra

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

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

People

• Suvīra (son of Pūru): the son of King Pūru, son of Yayāti, and the father of Manasyu, the first after Pūru in the line of the Pauravas. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
• Suvīra (son of Śibi): one of the four sons of King Śibi, the son of Uśīnara; the land of the Suvīras bears his name. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Places

• Suvīra: the kingdom, also called Saubīra, of King Śatruṃjaya, for whom Bharadvāja gave the Kaṇikopadeśa on statecraft in an emergency. Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Āpaddharma Parva, Chapter 140; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13