Vīraṇa

Vīraṇa

Vīraṇa 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

• Vīraṇa (Prajāpati): a Prajāpati, father of Vairaṇī, mother of Cākshusha Manu, and of Asiknī, wife of Daksha. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 2–3
• Vīraṇa: the one to be born of the aṃśa of Bhīma the Pāṇḍava in the Kali Yuga, as Vīraṇa, king of Vanarasa. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 3, Section 1

Places

• Vīraṇa (Island): the island on which the nāgas fell, scorched by the sun, when Garuḍa carried them towards Sūrya. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 89