Suka (Shukadeva)
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Suka (Shukadeva) is an ancient sage and son of Vyasa, revered in Hindu tradition as the enlightened narrator of the Bhagavata Purana to King Parikshit.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suka | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhagavata Purana character
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Hindu sage ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ rishi ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Krishna
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Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Bhagavata Purana
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Mahabharata tradition ⓘ |
| audienceOfNarration | assembled sages ⓘ |
| childOf |
Veda Vyasa
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Vyasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient India ⓘ |
| describedAs |
brahmavadi
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paramahamsa ⓘ self-realized sage ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
detachment from material life
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hearing and chanting of God’s names ⓘ |
| guruInTradition | Gaudiya Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Shuka
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Shukadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ Shukadeva Goswami NERFINISHED ⓘ Sukadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisciplicSuccessionRole | link between Vyasa and later Vaishnava teachers ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Goswami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | narrating the Bhagavata Purana ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bhagavata Purana, Canto 1
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Bhagavata Purana, Canto 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhagavata Purana, Canto 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratedTo | King Parikshit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationPurpose | to prepare Parikshit for death ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting | on the banks of the Ganges ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
Vedanta
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bhakti ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Hinduism
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Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reveredIn | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBhagavataPurana | primary narrator ⓘ |
| spiritualStatus |
jivanmukta
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liberated soul ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Parikshit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topicOfTeaching |
cosmology and creation as in Bhagavata Purana
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devotional service to Krishna ⓘ nature of the Absolute Truth ⓘ process of bhakti-yoga ⓘ stories of Krishna’s pastimes ⓘ |
| transmissionMode | oral recitation ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | acharya in Vaishnava lineages ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.