Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Citrasena included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana�).
Story of Citrasena
(ugrasena) One of the hundred sons of ¶Ù³óá¹›t²¹°ùÄåṣṰù²¹.
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(1) Citrasena was present for the ²õ±¹²¹²â²¹á¹ƒv²¹°ù²¹ of ±ÊÄåñ³¦Äå±ôÄ«. (Åš±ô´Ç°ì²¹ 3, Chapter 185, Ä€di Parva, ²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹).
(2) Citrasena was among those who accompanied Duryodhana when he went to play the historical game of dice with Dharmaputra. (Åš±ô´Ç°ì²¹ 13, Chapter 58, ³§²¹²ú³óÄå Parva).
(3) In the great ²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹ battle he fought against µþ³óÄ«³¾²¹²õ±ð²Ô²¹, ³§³ÜÅ›²¹°ù³¾Äå, ³§Äå³Ù²â²¹°ì¾± and Åš²¹³ÙÄå²ÔÄ«°ì²¹. µþ³óÄ«³¾²¹ killed him. (Chapter 137, ¶Ù°ù´Çṇa Parva).