Amāvasu
Amāvasu
Bhīma has other meanings too: see all meanings of Bhīma. Suhotra has other meanings too: see all meanings of Suhotra.
Amāvasu is one of the seven sons of Purūravas and the apsarā Urvaśī. The Purāṇa calls him wise. From his son Bhīma the line came down to Jahnu, Kuśika, Gādhi and Viśvāmitra.
His birth
The Sūta tells the munis that the sons of Aila, Purūravas, were seven, like sons of the devas and famed in the Gandharva-loka, all born of Urvaśī: Āyu, Amāvasu the wise, Viśvāyu the dharmātmā, Śrutāyu, Dṛḍhāyu, Vanāyu and Bahvāyu.
His line
Amāvasu’s son was Bhīma, a king of kings. Bhīma’s son was the glorious Kāñcanaprabha, and Kāñcanaprabha’s son was Suhotra, strong and learned. Suhotra’s son was Jahnu, the son of Keśinī. When Gaṅgā flooded his yajña, Jahnu drank up all her waters, and the maharshis made her his daughter, so that she became Jāhnavī. Jahnu Maharshi married Kāverī, the daughter of Yuvanāśva; his son was Sunadya, and after him came Ajaka, Balākāśva and Kuśa. Kuśa’s sons were Kuśika, Kuśanābha, Kuśāmba and Mūrtimanta, and from Kuśika came Gādhi and Viśvāmitra.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 10
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 10