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Suketu

deity intermediate Ramayana single tradition · 2

A yaksha King in the Ramayana.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 2020
Historical notes
Character in the Rāmāyaṇa.

Relationships

parent of
Tāṭakā
co occurs with
Sulpani, Rūpayakṣa, Śāli, Saṇṭhila, Saudāsa, Sthūṇa, Sthuṇākarṇa, Marica

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. List of Yakshas
  2. Tataka

Source passages

“Suketu – A yaksha King in the Ramayana ॐ”

#36187 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Viśvāmitra states that a yakṣa named Suketu had undertaken austerities to obtain children, and was given a daughter with the strength of a thousand elephants named Tāṭakā, but not a son.”

#36391 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001