Devasena

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Jit Majumdar


  1. army of the gods
  2. the king of Śrāvastī (K.S.S.); a Buddhist arhat (B. Sāhitya); the husband of Kīrtisena (M. Bh.); another name for Kārttīkeya or Skanda, the general of the army of the gods. (fem: devasenā): a dughetr of the Prajāpati Dakşa and the wife of Subrahmaņya (M. Bh.).