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BHŪRIŚRAVĀ (BHŪRIŚRAVAS) (1) general. he was the son of Somada, a king of Kuruvaṁśa (kuru dynasty). (2) other details. Bhūriśravas had two brothers named Bhūri and Śala. they were all present at the Svayaṁvara of Draupadī. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 14] . (3) he once described to Duryodhana, the heroic qualities of the Pāṇḍavas and advised him to maintain peaceful relations with them. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 199, Dākṣinātya Pāṭha] . (4) he took part in Yudhiṣṭhira's Rājasūya yajña with his father and brothers. [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 8] . (5) In the war between Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas, he arrived with an “Akṣauhiṇī” (A division of the army) in order to give help to Duryodhana. [M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 19, Verse 16] . (6) Bhīṣma once remarked that Bhūriśravas deserved to be counted among the Rathīs and Yūthapatis. [Udyoga Parva, Chapter 165, Verse 29] . (7) On the first day of the battle at Kurukṣetra Bhūri- śravas fought a duel with Śaṁkha. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 35] . (8) he fought with Sātyaki [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 63, Verse 33] . (9) he killed the ten sons of Sātyaki. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 74, Verse 25] . (10) defeated Dhṛṣṭaketu in battle. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 84, Verse 35] . (11) he fought a duel with Bhīmasena. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 11, Verse 44] . (12) A duel was fought with Śikhaṇḍī. ---10--- . (13) Bhūriśravas fell down under the stroke of Sātyaki. ---11--- . (14) arjuna cut off the left arm of Bhūriśravas. ---12--- . (15) enraged by arjuna's action, Bhūriśravas squatted on the ground to attain Svarga (heaven). ---13--- . (16) Sātyaki killed Bhūriśravas. ---14--- . (17) after death Bhūriśravas became a Viśvadeva. ---15--- . (18) some of the other names of Bhūriśravas given in Mahābhārata are:--Bhūridakṣiṇa, Śalāgraja, Kaurava, Kauraveya, Kauravya, Yūpaketana, Yūpaketu, Śārdūla, Kuruśreṣṭha, Kurūdvaha.
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