Prajāpati (son of Prāṃśu)

Prajāpati · prajā-pati, “lord of beings”

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

Prajāpati is a king of the line of Vaivasvata Manu, the son of Prāṃśu. The Sūta names him in the account of the sons of Vaivasvata Manu in the Brahma Purāṇa.

Son of Prāṃśu

Vaivasvata Manu had nine sons, each equal to their father: Ikshvāku, Nābhāga, Dhṛshṭa, Śaryāti, Narishyanta, Prāṃśu, Rishṭa, Karūśa and Pṛshadhra. Prāṃśu had a son named Prajāpati.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 7

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 7