Andhaka (son of Sattvant)
Andhaka · andhaka, “the blind one”
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Andhaka is a son of Sattvant and Kausalyā, in the line of Yadu, and the father of Kukura, Bhajamāna, Sanaka and Balabarhisha. From him the Andhakas take their name, and through Kukura his line runs to Āhuka, Devaka and Ugrasena.
The sons of Sattvant
The Purāṇa tells that Kausalyā bore strong sons to Sattvant: Bhāgi, Bhajamāna, Divya, Devāvṛdha, Andhaka and Vṛshṇi, the delight of Yadu.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15
Andhaka’s line
The daughter of Kāśyapa bore four sons to Andhaka: Kukura, Bhajamāna, Sanaka and Balabarhisha. Kukura’s son was Vṛshṇi; his son Kapotaroma; his son Tiviri; his son Punarvasu; his son Abhijit, who had twin sons, Āhuka and Śrāhuka. Āhuka, in Kāśyapī, had two sons like the sons of the devas, Devaka and Ugrasena. The ancients cite a gāthā about Āhuka and the kings of the Bhoja line, great warriors whose bowstrings rang like little bells, and it ends: “And the Andhakas give their sister to the Avantis.”
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15
The sons given to Asamauja
Kambalabarhisha‘s son Asamauja had no sons, and Andhaka gave him sons: Sudaṃshṭra, Sucāru and Kṛshṇa. They became known as the Andhakas.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 16
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 15–16