Somaka

Somaka

Somaka is a name used for more than one king, line and mountain in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Somaka is a name used for more than one king, line and mountain in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

People

  • Somaka: a king with a hundred wives and one son, Jantu, who chose to share his purohita’s punishment in the realm of Yama rather than go alone to svarga. Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapters 127–128; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 278; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 22; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
  • Somakas: the second line of King Ajamīḍha, born of his wife Nīlī, running from Suśānti to Somaka, Jantu and Drupada, and famous by the name Somakas. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Places