Sushen (name) - Other Uses

Other Uses

• Sushena was son of Karna, one of the central characters of the Mahābhārata. He was a great car-warrior who fought in many battles but was eventually killed by Nakula, one of the Pandava brothers.
• Sushena (सुषेन) was a monkey chief at the siege of Lanka, when Rama formed an alliance with the monkey king Sugriva who placed an army of monkeys at Rama's disposal.
• Another Sushena mentioned in the Mahābhārata was the able brother of Emperor Janamejaya, son of Maharaja Parikshit of the Kuru Kingdom.
• In the Ramayana, Sushena was the son of Varuna the God of the sea.
• The Raja Vaidya (Royal Doctor) of Ravana's Kingdom was named Sushena with the 'na' – the ending na of 'ta-kara' in the varnamaala of devanagari script.
• But the most important meaning of Sushenah, as considered by some scholars explains it as: 'su' meaning good or heavenly and 'shenah' with the 'na' – the ending na of 'ta-kara', meaning vaidya or doctor. Precisely Sushenah means Good Doctor or Heavenly Doctor – which is Vishnu and hence His 540th name in Vishnu Sahasranaama is 'Sushenah'.