Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4531

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4531

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VIRUDHĀ. One of the three daughters of Surasā, the mother of the nāgas (serpents). The two other daughters were Analā and Ruhā. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Dākṣiṇātya Pāṭha, Chapter 66, that from this daughter Virudhā, the Vīruts such as Latā, Gulma, Vallī etc were born.

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit