One of the hundred sons born of Gāndhārī’s (Gandhari’s) womb and fathered by Dhritarāṣtra (Dhritarastra).

Ugrasena was the son of king Parīṣita (Parikshita) of the Chandra dynasty. ( He was much earlier than Parīṣita (Parikshita), the son of Abhimanyu). Ugrasena was one of the six younger brothers of Parīṣita (Parikshita) Janamejaya (See Janamejaya 2).

Ugrasena was also mentioned as one of the younger brothers of Parīṣita (Parikshita) Janamejaya, the grandson of Abhimanyu. When Janamejaya began the Yajña (Yagya) at Kuruṣetra (Kurukshetra), his two brothers called Ugrasena and Bhīmasena (Bhimasena) took the responsibility to protect the place of the Yajña (Yagya).

See Ugrasenā (Ugrasena).

Just after uttering the beatific words in Mahābhārata, the greatest narrator of Mahābhārata, Ugraśravā himself gets introduced to his infinitie number of readers– in the beginning of Mahābhārata, it is said that the ̎Paurāṇika̍ Ugraśravā, son of Sūta Lomaharṣaṇa has come to the hermitage of Śaunaka– lomaharṣanaputra ugraśravāḥ sautiḥ paurāṇiko naimiṣāraṇye. In ancient society, hermits […]

Ugraśravā (Ugrasrava) was the one of the hundred sons born out of the womb of Gāndhārī (Gandhari). Dhṛtarāṣtra (Dhritarashtra) was their father. In the Ādiparva (Adiparva) of the Mahābhārata (Mahabharata), there were two lists containing the names of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣtra (Dhritarashtra). The name of Ugraśravā (Ugrasrava) can be found in both of […]

Ugrāsya(Ugrasya) is one of the warrior-generals of Mahiṣāsura (Mahishasura). Goddess Durgā (Durga)killed him with the trident, in the battlefield.

In the fourteenth Dvāpara (Dvapara), when Maharṣi (Maharshi; Great Sage) Surakṣa (Suraksha) will be Vyāsa (Vyasa), Lord Śiva (Siva) will be born as Gautama in the vaṁśa (vamsa; lineage) of Maharṣi Aṇgirā (Angira). Ugratapā (Ugratapa) is one of the four sons of Gautama.

Ugratejā (Ugrateja) was a famous nāga (naga or serpent). When Valarāma (Valarama), the avatāra (avatara or divine incarnation) of Śeṣa Nāga (Sesha Naga) left his human body with the help of the power of yoga at the seashore in Prabhās Tīrtha (Prabhas Tirtha) , A great nāga (Naga or serpent) with thousand hoods came out […]

Ugratejā (Ugrateja) was one of the eight thousand names of Śiva (Siva). He was the center of the teja or power. The source of all the power of this earth, the star, Surya or Sun is also ignited by a part of the powerful rays of Śiva (Siva). He was himself as powerful as thousand […]

Ugratīrtha (Ugratirtha)is a king who was born on earth in the Dvāpara (Dwapara) era. From the Aṁśāvataraṇa (Amsavatarana)-parva  of Mahābhārata (Mahabharata), it is known that Ugratīrtha was one of those Krodhavaśa (Krodhavasa) Asura who were incarnated on earth in the Dvāpara era.

Ugratīrtha (Ugratirtha) is one of the famous pilgrimage sites in Vārāṇasī (Varanasi).

See Anuyāyī (Anuyayi).

In Śāntiparva (Santiparva)of Mahābhārata (Mahabharata), while describing the greatness of the grandsire Bhīṣma, Yudhiṣṭhira mentions one Chakravartī (Chakravarti) king named Ugrāyudha (Ugrayudha). Ugrāyudha was defeated and slain by Bhīṣma (Bhishma). But in Mahābhārata, nothing more can be found about his lineage, and the reason of his enmity with Bhīṣma. However in other versions of Mahābhārata, […]

Ugrāyudha (Ugrayudha) was one of the one of the hundred sons of Dhṛtatrāṣṭra (Ugrayudha) and Gāndhārī (Gandhari). It is known that in the Svayamvara sabha of Draupadī (Draupadi), Ugrāyudha was also present along with the other Kaurava brothers.

The death of Ugrāyudha (Ugrayudha), a warrior who fought on behalf of the Kauravas, was mentioned in the Śalyaparva (Salyaparva) of the Mahābhārata (Mahabharata). When Dhṛtarāṣtra (Dhritarashtra) mourned the death of powerful Kaurava warriors after the defeat of the Kauravas, Ugrāyudha (Ugrayudha) was also mentioned among them. Dhṛtarāṣtra (Dhritarashtra) praised his excellence in the art […]

Ugrāyudha (Ugrayudha) was a Pāṇcāla (Panchala) soldier who fought in support of the Pāṇḍavas (Pandavas) in the war of Kuruṣetra (Kurukhestra). When the eight soldiers like Citra (Chitra) and Ugrāyudha (Ugrayudha) attacked Karṇa (Karna) together, they all were slain by the arrows of Karṇa (Karna).

Ugrāyudha (Ugrayudha) was a Saṁsaptaka (Samsaptaka) soldier who fought in support of the Kouravas in the war of Kuruṣetra (Kurukhestra) in the Karṇaparva (Karnapaqrva) of the Mahābhārata (Mahabharata). He was also known as the son of Ugrāyudha (Ugrayudha). He was slain by Arjuna.

The thousand names of Lord Śiva (Shiva) was not mentioned in the Anuśāsana (Anushasana) Parva of the Mahābhārata (Mahabharata). But twice Lord Śiva (Shiva) was mentioned as Ugrāyudha (Ugrayudha) in the Mahābhārata (Mahabharata). In the Droṇa (Drona) Parva of the Mahābhārata (Mahabharata), when Vyasadeva recited the Śatarudrīya (Shatarudriya) Stava of Lord Śiva (Shiva) to Arjuna, […]

A famous place of pilgrimage in the area of Varāṇasī (Varanasi). All the sins are purged when one visits this place.  

In the Matsya Purāṇa (Purana), the clan of Maharṣi (Maharsi) Uhāka (Uhaka) was one of the clans of ṛṣis (sages) included in the gotra or clan of Maharṣi (Maharsi) Vaśiṣtha (Vasistha). As a part of the clan of Maharṣi (Maharsi) Vaśiṣtha (Vasistha), (Maharsi) Uhāka (Uhaka) was a significant founder of the gotras or clans.

Ujjānakatīrtha is a lake-pilgrimage of Vatikaṣaḍadeśa (Vatikashanda region). Sage Vaśiṣṭha, Arundhati and Sage Yavakrī attained siddhi in this lake-pilgrimage. eṣa ujjānako nāma yavakrīryatra śāntavān arundhatī sahāyaśca vaśiṣṭh bhagavānṛṣiḥ. The month of Caitra (Chaitra) is especially good for visiting this site. Mahādeva (Mahadeva) resides in this tīrtha (tirtha ; pilgrimage site). The hermitages of Sage Ārṣṭisena […]

Ujjantaparvata is a sacred mountain. Mahādeva (Mahadeva) resides here as Yogeśvara (Yogeswara; Lord of Yoga). Sage Vaśiṣṭha (Vasistha)had his hermitage there. In Matsyapurāṇa, Ujjanta or Ujjānaka (Ujjanaka) is referred to as a locality. The Girnar hill is also known as Ujjanta. It has several names — Urajayat, Urjayant etc. Many think that Raivataka mountain was […]

In Oṁkārakṣetra (Omkarakshetra), there lived a śuka (suka; parrot) called Kunjala. His eldest son was named Ujjvala.  

In Purāṇa(Purana; Mythical Scripts) it is described that in the Kaliyuga, the kings belonging to the Puru clan reigned in the city of Kauśāmvī (Kausamvi). Ukta was the son of Nemicakra(Nemichakra) in the Puru clan. It is known that Citraratha (Chitraratha) was his son.

Kuśa (Kusa) is the eldest son of King Rāmacandra (Ramachandra), belonging to the Ikṣvāku(Ikshvaku) vaṁśa (vamsa; genealogical line). In the hereditery line of Kuśa, Uktha is the son of Chala. Uktha fathered a son named Vajranābha (Vajrababha).

It is a kind of yajña (yajna). In the beginning of creation, this yajña (yajna) emerged from the southward face or Brahmā, or in another view, from his eastward face. Ukthya is one of the seven types of ancient Jyotiṣṭoma yajña (Jyotishtoma yajna). In fact, it is a vikṛti (vikriti) of Jyotiṣṭoma yāga. In Ukthya […]

One kind of Yajña (Yajna; a holy fire-ritual). This Yajña (Yajna) is created at the beginning of creation from the right -hand face, in other opinion, from the eastern face of Brahmā (Brahma). Ukthya (The Vedic reading is with ‘ya’ ) is one of the seven kinds of the ancient Jyotiṣtoma (Jyotistama) yāga (yaga) . […]

Ukthya also means a general kind of Śāstra (Sastra or Scriptures) reading and it is read as the Sāma (Sama) song (One kind of Vedic Song). It was said in the Jaiminīya  Brāhmaṇna (Brahmana) that in the Udvaṁśīya śāstra (Udvansiya sastra) reading, ukthya stotra (hymn) was read or sung thrice as ‘udvaṁśaṃ iva yemire’ . […]

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Ulkāmukha (Ulkamukha) was a Vānara (Vanara)-warrior, son of Agni. When Sugrīva was sending the Vānaras in different directions in search of Sītā (Sita), he sent Ulkāmukha along with Hanumān (Hanuman)and Aṅgada(Angada) towards the south.

Ulkāmukha (Ulkamukha) was one of the Nāgas (Naga or snake) who was born out of the womb of Kadrūr (Kadrur). His father was Prajāpati Kaśyapa (Prajapati Kasyapa). While describing the Bhogpurī (Bhogpuri) of the Pātāla (Patala or Hell), Nārada (Narada) mentioned the chief Nāgas (Naga or snake) who resided there. Ulkāmukha (Ulkamukha) was one of […]

Ulkāmukha (Ulkamukha ) was a kind of a hell. When a wife rebuked her husband, she would fall into the hell called Ulkāmukha (Ulkamukha ) .She had to stay in that hell as many years as the number of body hair of the husband. There the followers of the Yama put Ulkā (Ulka) or meteorites […]

While slaying Andhakāsura (Andhakasura), Mahādeva (Mahadeva) created a number of Mātṛkā (Matrika; an order of female deities) from his own body, so that they could help him in killing the demon. Ulkāmukhī (Ulkamukhi) was one of these Mātṛkā.

Ulmūka(Ulmuka) was one of the sons fathered by Valarāma (Valarama), and born of the womb of Revatī (Revati). When in Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhasakshetra), the descendants of Yadu were fighting among themselves, Ulmūka was also found, fighting. He finally got killed by Kṛṣṇa (Krishna).

Ulmūka (Ulmuka) was a son fathered by Cākṣuṣa (Chakshusha) Manu, ruler of the sixth Manvantara, and born of the womb of Naḍvalā (Nadwala). Puṣkariṇī (Pushkarini)was the wife of Ulmūka (Ulmuka). Ulmūka and Puṣkariṇi gave birth to six sons, namely — Aṅga (Anga), Sumanā (Sumana), Khyāti (Khyati), Kratu, Aṅgirā (Angira) and Gaya.

Ulmūka (Ulmuka) was a king, a follower of Jarāsandha (Jarasandha). From the additional reading of the 10th Skandha of Bhāgavatapurāṇa, it is known that when Jarāsandha held a seize over Mathurā (Mathura), Ulmūka was posted at the eastern gate of Mathurā, along with his army.

Ulūka (Uluka) is the son of Śakuni (Sakuni), king of Gāndhāra (Gandhara). We see him present for the first time in the svayamvara sabhā (swayamvara sabha; an assembley where a princess chooses her own husband) of Draupadī (Draupadi). It is to be noted that a player of dice was often referred to as Kitava. A dice-player […]

Ulūka (Uluka) was one of the sons of Maharṣi (Maharshi; Great Sage) Viśvāmitra (Viswamitra). Amvā (Amva), while practicing tapasyā (tapasya; ascetic penance). was travelling across several sites of pilgrimage, and at that time she visited the hermitage of Ulūka. Along with other sages, he also came to see Bhīṣma (Bhishma) lying on his bed of […]

In Sabhāparva (Sabhaparva) of Mahābhārata (Mahabharata), we get the name of a locality and the tribe living there, both called Ulūka (Uluka)  — on the route of Arjuna’s expedition. Arjuna basically won the northern countries, and most of the localities that came under his power, were hilly areas of Himālaya (Himalaya). Ulūku was also a […]

Ulūka (Uluka) was the son of Vala, in the lineage of Kuśa (Kusa), son of Rāmacandra (Ramachandra)belonging to the Ikṣvāku(Ikshwaku) dynasty. Ulūka had a son called Vajranābha (Vajranabha).

One of the sons of the demon-king Hiraṇyākṣa (Hiranyaksha).

In the twenty sixth Dvapara, when Maharṣi (Maharshi; Great Sage)Parāśara (Parasara) will be Vyāsa (Vyasa), Lord Śiva (Siva) will be incarnated on earth, bearing the name, Sahiṣṇu (Sahishnu). He will have four sons, and Ulūka(Uluka) will be one of them.

In the twenty seventh Dvapara, when Maharṣi (Maharshi; Great Sage) Jātukarṇa (Jatukarna)will be Vyāsa (Vyasa), Lord Śiva (Siva) will be incarnated on earth, bearing the name, Somaśarma. He will have four sons, and Ulūka will be one of them.

The Vidyādharas (Vidyadhara, an order of demi-gods) live on the top of Veṇumanta parvata (the mountain Venumanta). Ulūka (Uluka) was one of the chieftains of the Vidyādharas.

Ulūka is a Yakṣa (Yaksha; an order of demi-gods). He was one of the Yakṣa-warriors who had a fight with Garuḍa (Garuda), while he was bringing Amṛta (Amrita; the divine nectre).

Ulūkajit (Ulukajit) is the son of Dhūminī (Dhumini), sister of Bhaṇḍāsura (Bhandasura). He was one of the warrior-generals of Bhaṇḍāsura. He was killed by Goddess Lalitā (Lalita).

See Yajñāyudha (Yajnayudha).

Mahādeva (Mahadeva) created a number of Mātṛkā (Matrika; an order of female deities) from his own body, so that they could aid him to destroy Andhakāsura (Andhakasura). Ulūkī was one of those Matṛkā.

The lineage of Mahaṛṣi(Maharshi; Great Sage)  Ulūpa (Ulupa) is one of the ṛṣivaṁśa (rishivamsa; lineage of sages) belonging to the clan of Maharshi Atri. Ulūpa was one of clan-founders of the lineage of sage Atri.