Bhānu

Bhānu, “light; the sun”

Bhānu is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

• Sūrya: Bhānu, “the shining one”, a name of Bhagavān Sūrya used in his pūjā.

People

• Bhānu, Son of Kṛshṇa: a son of Bhagavān Kṛshṇa, a prince of Dvārakā named in the Svargārohaṇa Parva. Mahābhārata, Svargārohaṇa Parva, Chapter 5

Named in passing

• Bhānu, daughter of Daksha: a wife of Dharma, mother of the Bhānus, told on Daksha-Kanyā Vaṃśa. Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 18