Vīra
Vīra
Vīra is a name used for more than one person and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Vīra (son of Śatarūpā): a son of Śatarūpā by Vairāja, Svāyambhuva Manu, brother of Priyavrata and Uttānapāda; to him Kāmyā was born. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2
- Vīra (son of Ślishṭi): one of the five sons of Ślishṭi and Succhāyā, a grandson of Dhruva in the line of Uttānapāda. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2
- Vīrā, Daughter of Bindusura: Vīrā, with the long ā, the daughter of King Bindusura of Madhyadeśa, whom he gave in marriage to Vikrama by the rite of the śāstras. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 2
Places
- Vīra (Country): a country of the Kirāta jātis in Bhārata-varsha, named in the Brahma Purāṇa’s description of the lands of Bhārata. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 27