page_title: Banasura
section_title: Family
hierarchical_section_title: Banasura / Family
caption_attribution_description: English: Harivamsa episode
context_page_description: Bana is described as an ancient king of Sonitpura in several Hindu Puranic scriptures. Bana was a thousand-armed Asura king, and the son of Mahabali.
  Some other sources say that since Banasur, son of Asur King Mahabali who is believed to be a central character in mythology and culture of Kerala, inherits his kingdom from his father and is believed to have ruled from Kerala. There is a hill named "Banasur Hill" and a dam, "Banasur Sagar Dam" dedicated to the memory of their great ruler's son Bana.
context_section_description: The genealogy of Banasura is as follows:
  Brahma's son was Marichi
  Marichi's son was Kashyapa,
  Kashyapa's sons were Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha,
  Hiranyakashipu's son was Prahlada,
  Prahlada's son was Virochana,
  Virochana's son was Bali,
  Bali's son was Banasura
  Banasura's story has been narrated in Indian epic Mahabharata and Bhagavata Purana. His story as the rejected suitor for goddess Shakti is present in Tamil Sangam literary works Manimekalai and Puranaanooru; Bhattavataar's Banasura Katha.
caption: Krishna defeats Banasura.
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