Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2678

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2678

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SUMUKHĪ I. Mother of the serpent called Aśvasena who dwelt on the serpent-faced arrow (Sarpamukhabāṇa) of Karṇa in the battle of Kurukṣetra. She got the name Sumukhī as she protected her son by her mukha (face). (Karṇa Parva, Chapter 90, Verse 42).

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit