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Sushena

deity underworld Hindu single tradition · 3

Sushena is a vanara physician in the Ramayana. He is described as the father of Tara.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 2020
Historical notes
Ramayana is estimated to have been composed between 5th and 1st century BCE.

Relationships

parent of
Taras
co occurs with
Angada, Sugriva, Brihaspati, Ruma, Mayavi, Dewi Tari, Nila, Mainda, Dvivida, Makardhwaja, Sharabha, Taar, Mahātala, Vali, Sūrya, Indra, Ravana, Hanuman, Macchanu, Anjana, Nala, Kesari, Nāgas, Garuda
sibling of
Kuhaka, Takshaka, Kaliya
child of
Varuna, Kadru

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Tara (Ramayana)
  2. Vanara
  3. Patala

Source passages

“In the Ramayana, Tara is addressed by Vali as the daughter of the vanara physician Sushena. Some versions of the Bala Kanda (the first book of the Ramayana), include verses describing principal monkeys created by various deities.”

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“Sushena, son of Varuna”

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“Mahātala is the abode of many-hooded Nagas (serpents) – the sons of Kadru, headed by the Krodhavasha (Irascible) band of Kuhaka, Takshaka, Kaliya and Sushena.”

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