[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.2411 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.2411 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.2411 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2411](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2411) BHŪRIŚRAVĀ (BHŪRIŚRAVAS) (1) General. He was the son of Somada, a king of Kuruvaṃśa (Kuru dynasty). (2) Other details. Bhūriśravas had two brothers named Bhūri and Śala. They were all present at the Svayaṃvara of Draupadī. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 14). (3) He once described to Duryodhana, the heroic qualities of the Pāṇḍavas and advised him to maintain peaceful relations with them. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 199, Dākṣiṇātya Pāṭha). (4) He took part in Yudhiṣṭhira's Rājasūya yajña with his father and brothers. (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 8). (5) In the war between Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas, he arrived with an "Akṣauhiṇī" (A division of the army) in order to give help to Duryodhana. (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 19, Verse 16). - [Previous: c4.2410](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2410) - [Next: c4.2412](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2412) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2411](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2411) · Pramāṇa