Puru the Daitya

Puru

Puru has other meanings too: see all meanings of Puru.

Puru is a daitya who lived in Pātāla. The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that King Kuntibhoja married the daughter of Puru, and from her was born a son named Vṛshaparvaṇa.

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 2