Śubhadhvaja

Śubhadhvaja · śubha-dhvaja, “he of the auspicious banner”

Śubhadhvaja is a king named in the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa. Brahmā teaches that a king must guard himself from women who have turned hostile, and gives examples from history. The first is Śubhadhvaja, who was slain by a weapon hidden in a braid.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 8

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 8