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	I Love Hyderabad
		Surasena was a well-learnt man and regarded as a strict disciplined king.
		King Surasena at one time was puzzled to know through the sleuths that Dheerasena was feeding his family with 100 Varahas.
		Vikramaditya continued, King Surasena attempted to sacrifice his life as he was unable to bear the brunt of the sacrifices done by Dheerasena, his wife and son.
	www.ilovehyderabad.com /entertainment/jai-bhetala/jai-bhetala-the-greatest-sacrifice.html (956 words)

	Semans: Review: Coinages of Saurashtra and Surasena
		The territory of ancient Surasena was in modern Uttar Pradesh west of the Yamuna river with the Panchala Janapada as its neighbour east of that river.
		One such observation is that nearly all the restrikes of Surasena coins on Panchala coins were on specimens with blank reverses.
		As for the dating of the Surasena coin series van’t Haaff disagrees with Rajgor who proposes a time-span from 400-350 BC for the issue of these coins, in contrast for example to the earliest coins of Kashi, Magadha or Gandhara which Rajgor assumes to have started at about 600 BC.
	www.coincoin.com /I410.htm (2063 words)

	Daily Mirror Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Objecting to the two bail applications Senior State Counsel P. Surasena stated that sympathy had no place in the Code of Law and it could not be an exceptional reason to grant bail as all the children of all the convicts were in same plight.
		He said that the number of witnesses did not matter in deciding the importance of the case and criminals could be a danger to the witnesses and society.
		Surasena said that the grounds adduced was not sufficient as both the convicts were military officers who were away for months from their family members and asked the Court to refuse bail applications.
	www.dailymirror.lk /2002/07/19/News/3.html (428 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When I met Swadheena Surasena, a social scientist who has always been in favour of the utmost independence in all matters of governance, he was lost in deep thought.
		He was not overjoyed at the passage of the 17th Amendment, which is intended to ensure independence in major sectors of government.
		Janahitha Sakalacomishon, who shares Surasena's interest in independence in governance, said there was only one solution to the problem.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2001/09/30/fea02.html (1248 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Anupama the famous and beautiful actress decides to take time off from her busy shooting schedule to spend some time with her undemanding husband Sunil.
		Surasena an eminent criminal lawyer decides to get away from his hectic schedule to relax and spend a quiet holiday.
		They all meet at Getaway Lodge, a small but exclusive hotel near Kandy that caters for foreigners and the local upper middle class which is run by the owners, a young couple, Ruwani and Patrick Perera.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/03/29/fea06.html (1036 words)

	Advent Of Lord Krsna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The leader of the Yadu dynasty, King Surasena, was ruling over the country known as Mathura (the district of Mathura) as well as the district known as Surasena.
		On account of the rule of King Surasena, Mathura became the capital city of all the kings of the Yadus.
		Once upon a time, Vasudeva, the son of Surasena, just after marrying Devaki, was going home on his chariot with his newly wedded wife.
	www.hare-krishna.org /printthread.php?Board=HareKrishnaNews&main=378&type=post (1091 words)

	Teachings of Queen Kunti, Introduction
		Originally named Pritha, Kunti was the daughter of Surasena, the chief of the glorious Yadu dynasty.
		The Mahabharata relates that Kunti "was gifted with beauty and character; she rejoiced in the law [dharma] and was great in her vows." She also possessed an unusual benediction.
		When she was a child, her father Surasena had given her in adoption to his childless cousin and close friend Kuntibhoja (hence the name "Kunti").
	vedabase.net /tqk/introduction/en1 (1982 words)

	Chapter Fourteen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Since bhakti, devotional service, is not ordinary, Pariksit Maharaja was astonished that an asura could rise to the exalted position of a devotee.
		asit--there was; raja--one king; sarva-bhaumah--an emperor of the entire surface of the globe; surasenesu--in the country known as Surasena; vai--indeed; nrpa--O King; citraketuh--Citraketu; iti--thus; khyatah--celebrated; yasya--of whom; asit--was; kama-dhuk--supplying all the necessities; mahi--the earth.
		Hearing news of this, all the inhabitants of the state of Surasena were extremely pleased.
	www.bvml.org /books/SB/06/14.html (5429 words)

	Re: ID's-III: Salah is Mahabharata's Karna
		Karna's mother was the daughter of the King named Surasena, the MAHABARATA Epic duplicate of the Ramayana Epic's Sukesi, the older Vedic traditional Sage 'Daksa'.
		The baby Karna is then shown being shoved adrift in a reed boat, like little Moses, and floated down the river, wherein he reaches the Camparur by way of the river Ganges, into the country of the Sutas.
		Here Adhiratha or Surasena and his wife Radha find him along the river bank and adopt him as their son.
	www.domainofman.com /forum/index.cgi?noframes;read=40 (1342 words)

	College of the Holy Cross \| Public Affairs \| Kandyan Dance Troupe
		The leader of the dance troupe, Peter Surasena, is a grandmaster of traditional Kandyan dance; his ancestors performed in the royal courts of Kandyan kings.
		Every year since 1978, Surasena has been awarded a gold medal at the Sri Lanka National Dance Competition.
		One of the most popular dances in the repertoire of Kandyan dancing, the performer depicts the gentle and graceful movements of a butterfly.
	www.holycross.edu /publicaffairs/press_releases/2000-2001/00_10_03 (223 words)

	Krishna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		His mother Devaki had several children before having him, thus making her very un-virginal; Devaki almost counts as royalty because her father Devaka was rich enough to afford a dowry of 400 elephants fully decorated with golden garlands, 15,000 decorated horses, 1800 chariots, and the hiring of 200 pretty young ladies to follow her.
		His father Vasudeva was the son of King Surasena, but was not quite a king.
		Devaki learned that she was pregnant with someone special when she became pregnant with Krishna; outside from that, her pregnancy and giving birth were normal.
	department.monm.edu /classics/Courses/Clas230/MythDocuments/HeroPattern/krishna.htm (383 words)

	Story of the Appearance of Lord Krishna
		The leader of the Yadu dynasty, King Surasena, was ruling over the country known as Mathura, wherein lies the city of Mathura, as well as the district known as Surasena, which was named after him.
		He therefore informed Kamsa that in Vrindavana personalities like Nanda Maharaja and all the other cowherd men and their wives, and on the other side Vasudeva, his father Surasena and all his relatives born in the family of Vrishni of the Yadu dynasty, along with all their friends and well-wishers, were actually demigods.
		Having taken his birth in the Bhoja family, he decided to become the deadly enemy of the Yadu dynasty; Krishna was going to take birth in that family, and Kamsa was very much afraid that he would be killed by Krishna, just as he had been killed in his last birth.
	www.stephen-knapp.com /story_of_the_appearance_of_lord_krishna.htm (3573 words)

	Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 15 Verse 39 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		mathurayam -- at Mathura; tatha -- also; vajram -- Vajra; surasena-patim -- King of the Surasenas; tatah -- thereafter; prajapatyam -- Prajapatya sacrifice; nirupya -- having performed; ishtim -- goal; agnin -- fire; apibat -- placed in himself; isvarah -- capable.
		Then he posted Vajra, the son of Aniruddha [grandson of Lord Krishna], at Mathura as the King of Surasena.
		Afterwards Maharaja Yudhishthira performed a Prajapatya sacrifice and placed in himself the fire for quitting household life.
	srimadbhagavatam.com /1/15/39/en1 (332 words)

	Sainistar- Sainis of Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Out of these Kuru, Panchala, Surasena and Vatsa were largest as per the Budhist relics.
		Due to monsoon floods and Muslim invasions that ruined the region,history of this region is not fully traced.
		Sainis are vedic kshatriya people of SURASENA dynasty and Krishna-Pandava lineage.
	www.sainistar.com /demography/uttarpradesh.htm (821 words)

	Stayfinder.com - Uttar Pradesh - Holy Cities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The birthplace f Lord Krishna, "the best known, best loved and most complex of Lord Vishnu's manifestations" - Mathura is today an important place of pilgrimage.
		By the fifth century BC, during the time of Buddha, it was a major metropolis and the capital of the Surasena Kingdom - one of the 16 Mahajanapadas of the period.
		Mathura saw its 'golden age' during the rule of the Kushanas and the able governance of rulers and economic wealth grew.
	www.stayfinder.com /travelguide/india/destinations/north/uttarpradesh/holycities/mathura.asp (289 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Former Supreme Court Judge L. Weerasekera acts as Commissioner while Attorney-at-Law E. Perera is the secretary.
		The evidence was led by State Counsels Amendra Seneviratne and P. Surasena.
		Abdul Rauff Hakeem said: "I knew that Ashraff was due to go to Ampara on September 16, 2000.
	www.dailynews.lk /2001/12/11/new12.html (438 words)

	VNN Editorial - Janmastami Day Mathura
		From the womb of one wife, who was from a ksatriya dynasty, he begot a son named Surasena.
		From the womb of another wife, who was from a vaisya family, he begot a son named Parjanya.
		Vasudeva, the father of Dvarakadhisa Krsna is the son of Surasena and Nanda Maharaja, the father of Vraja Krsna, is the son of Parjanya Maharaja.
	www.vnn.org /editorials/ET0208/ET31-7528.html (3039 words)

	Manusmruthi - Chapter VII - 191-200
		On even ground let him fight with chariots and horses, in water bound places with boats and elephants, on (ground) covered with trees and shrubs with bows, on hilly ground with swords, targets, (and other) weapons.
		(Men born in) Kurukshetra, Matsyas, Pankalas, and those born in Surasena, let him cause to fight in the van of the battle, as well as (others who are) tall and light.
		After arranging his troops, he should encourage them (by an address) and carefully inspect them; he should also mark the behaviour (of the soldiers) when they engage the enemy.
	www.hindubooks.org /scriptures/manusmriti/ch7/ch7_191_200.htm (307 words)

	MAHABHARAT - 16 DVD BOX SET
		He married Kunti, who was the daughter of Surasena - the king of the yadavas and thus the sister of Vasudeva, father of Krishna.
		She was adopted by Kuntibhoj - a friend of Surasena, who had no child.
		While yet a girl, she had looked after the very irritable Sage Durvasa who had given her the boon that wshe could make any god enamourd of her and obtain a son from him.
	www.allzonedvd.com /bollywood/misc/mahaboxstory.html (3196 words)

	Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavata Purana Canto 6 chapter 14: Sanskrit
		O King Pariksit, in the province of Surasena there was a king named Citraketu, who ruled the entire earth.
		After receiving semen from Maharaja Citraketu, the King of Surasena, Queen Krtadyuti gradually developed in her pregnancy, O King Pariksit, just as the moon develops during the bright fortnight.
		Thereafter, in due course of time, a son was born to the King.
	www.srimadbhagavatam.org /canto6/Canto6-Sanskrit/chapter14.html (4287 words)

	Mike's History p 73 - Krishna. Birth and Incarnation (as Govinda.)
		Surasena of the race of the Yadus was living at Mathura and one day Vasudeva, son of Sura, was driving in procession in his chariot with his newly married bride Devaki, daughter of King Ugrasena.
		A celestial voice told Kamsa at that time that the eighth child of his sister would cause his death.
		Kamsa also deposed and imprisoned his father Ugrasena and made himself King of the Yadus, Bhojas and Surasenas.
	www.galileolibrary.com /history/history_page_73.htm (2409 words)

	Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 6 Chapter 15 Verses 21-23 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		My dear King, now you are actually experiencing the misery of a person who has sons and daughters.
		O King, owner of the state of Surasena, one's wife, his house, the opulence of his kingdom, and his various other opulences and objects of sense perception are all the same in that they are temporary.
		One's kingdom, military power, treasury, servants, ministers, friends and relatives are all causes of fear, illusion, lamentation and distress.
	srimadbhagavatam.com /6/15/21-23/en2 (283 words)

	Indraprastha,History Of Indraprastha
		Of course it might have been trimmed and embellished over the centuries, but the essential story reflects the very real political unrest prevailing at that time in the areas of northern and central India.
		According to the Anguttara Nikaya, the Buddhist text, at the time of the Buddha a great battle of supremacy was happening between the existing states (known as mahajanapadas): Anga, Assaka (Asmaka), Avanti, Chedi, Gandhara, Kasi, Kosala, Kuru, Kamboja, Magadha, Matsya, Malla, Panchala, Surasena, Vajji and Vamsa (Vatsa).
		All of them were of varying size and strength; most were either conquered or swallowed up by the bigger fishes and the eventual survivors were Avanti, Kosala, Magadha and Vatsya (Vatsa with its moons).
	www.indiasite.com /delhi/history/indraprastha.html (601 words)

	Welcome to Indian Century
		No state or personality attained particular prominence during this period although some of the states carried recognizable names.
		Some examples are Gandharas, Kuru-Panchala, Kasi, Kosala, Surasena, Magadha and Malla.
		While centralized governance (such as an empire) would come much later, this period is of interest to us for some very important developments.
	www.indiancentury.com /hist4.htm (530 words)

	KRISHNA
		Kamsa, who was Ugrasena’s son deposed and imprisoned his own father.
		Devaka had a daughter named Devaki who was married to Vasudeva, son of Surasena.
		After the marriage of Devaki and Vasudeva, Kamsa was driving the couple to the bridegroom’s house.
	members.tripod.com /holy_98/krishna.htm (1147 words)

	SB-text-247
		Nitai: "Then he posted Vajra, the son of Aniruddha, grandson of Lord Krsna, at Mathura as the king of Surasena.
		Therefore Maharaja Yudhisthira was taking care of the children, grandsons.
		As his grandson was posted as emperor, similarly, Krsna's grandson was also situated as the king of Surasena, in which province the Mathura is there: mathurayam.
	www.prabhupadavani.org /Bhagavatam/text/247.html (2630 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Surrounding the kingdom of the Kurus, are, many countries beautiful and abounding in corn, such as Panchala, Chedi, Matsya, Surasena, Pattachchara, Dasarna, Navarashtra, Malla, Salva, Yugandhara, Saurashtra, Avanti, and the spacious Kuntirashtra.
		And those bowmen desirous of (speedily) recovering their kingdom, hitherto living in inaccessible hills and forest fastnesses, now terminated their forest-life and proceeded to the southern bank of that river.
		And those mighty warriors endued with great strength and hitherto leading the lives of hunters by killing the deer of the forest, passed through _Yakrilloma_ and Surasena, leaving behind, on their right, the country of the Panchalas, and on their left, that of the Dasarnas.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/2/0/5/12058/12058.txt (21018 words)

	ARTICLE : Advent of Lord Krsna
		Mathura was also made the capital city of all the kings of the Yadu dynasty because the Yadus were a very pious family and knew that Mathura is the place where Lord Sri Krsna lives eternally, just as He also lives in Dvaraka.
		Once upon a time, Vasudeva, the son of Surasena, just after marrying Devaki, was going home on his chariot with his newly wedded wife, The father of Devaki, known as Devaka, had contributed a sufficient dowry because he was affectionate toward his daughter.
		He had contributed hundreds of chariots completely decorated with gold equipment.
	www.hindunet.org /srh_home/1996_9/msg00379.html (2560 words)

	Musical Nirvana - Introduction to Indian Classical Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The main sources of information are theBuddhistt, Jain and Hindu texts of the period, esp. when they can be compared andcorroboratedd.Buddhistt texts mention 16 states which dominated northern India.
		They ranged from old states like north-western and north-central Gandhara, Kamboja, KuruPanchala, Matsya, Kasi, and Kosala to the newly emergingeasternn states like Avanti, Asvaka, Surasena, Vatsa, Cedi, Malla, Vrjji, Magadha, and Anga.
		The political system in these states was either monarchical or a type of representative government that variously has been called republican or oligarchic.
	www.musicalnirvana.com /introduction/ancient_history.html (875 words)

	Udyoga Parva Chapter Four
		Actually you were born to Kunti before her marriage to Pandu.
		The daughter of Surasena had received a benediction from Durvasa Muni that she could call any heavenly lord from the higher planets to conceive a child.
		In her youthful innocence, she called for the sun god, and because the mantra could not prove fruitless, a child was conceived.
	www.warriormonks.com /kurukshetra/udyoga-parva/up-4.html (2072 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Through out its long history, its art department has been on the forefront of Sri Lanka's art scene.
		The history of the Art Department is associated with such distinguished figures as J.D.A. Perera, David Paynter, Stanley Abeysinghe, Thissa Ranasinghe, Q.U. Saldin, W. Ariyasena, A.K.V. Wijesekara, H.A. Karunaratne, Sarath Surasena and Albert Dharmasiri.
		Its most recent major contribution to Sri Lanka's art was the works and ideas of Stanley Abeylinghe and H.A. Karunaratne during 1970's and 80's.
	www.theertha.org /htm/madeinias.htm (2100 words)

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