Babhrusetu

Babhrusetu · babhru-setu

Babhrusetu is a great king of the line of Druhyu, the son of Yayāti. He was Druhyu’s son and the father of Aṅgārasetu. The Sūta names him in the account of the lines of Yayāti’s sons in the Brahma Purāṇa.

In the line of Druhyu

Druhyu‘s son was the great king Babhrusetu. His son was Aṅgārasetu, called the king of the Maruts, a hero whom Yauvanāśva felled in battle only with great difficulty, after a terrible war of fourteen months. Aṅgārasetu’s son was Gāndhāra, and the country Gāndhāra became famous by his name; the horses of Gāndhāra are excellent.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13