Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2528
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2528
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2) Śuka’s Boyhood. It was Śiva who performed the Upanayana (wearing the sacred thread) ceremony of Śuka. Since he was born out of the semen which was the result of the fascination for a parrot, the boy was named “Śuka”. He was a divine boy. Soon after his birth, he grew up into an exceptionally brilliant boy. He went to Bṛhaspati and mastered all knowledge. After staying with Bṛhaspati for some years, he returned to his father’s āśrama.