Shurasena
Shurasena (, ) was an ancient Yadava ruler of Mathura. He was married to a Nāga (or serpent) woman named Marisha. She bore all of his children and was the cause for Vasuki’s boon to Bhima. after whom the Surasena Kingdom or mahajanpada and the Yadava sect of Surasenas were named. Shurasena or Shoorsaini was father of Vasudeva (himself father of Vāsudeva-Krishna) and Kunti (mother of Karna and the 5 Pandavas) He is extensively mentioned in both the Mahabharata and the Puranas as the father of Vasudeva (father of Krishna) and Kunti (mother of Pandavas).