Bāleyas
Bāleya, “the descendants of Bali”
Aṅga has other meanings too: see all meanings of Aṅga. Vaṅga has other meanings too: see all meanings of Vaṅga.
The Bāleyas are the descendants of King Bali, a king of the line of Pūru, not Bali the daitya. Bali’s five sons founded the kshatriya vaṃśa famed as the Bāleya, and Bāleya brāhmaṇas too upheld his line.
Sūta tells the munis that Titikshu, king of the eastern direction, had a son Ushadratha; his son was Phena, his son Sutapas, and his son Bali. Bali took a human birth, carried a golden quiver and, being a great yogī, ruled the kingdom. On earth he begot five sons who upheld the line: Aṅga, Vaṅga, Suhma, Puṇḍra and Kaliṅga. Their succession became famous as a kshatriya vaṃśa by the name Bāleya, and the Bāleya brāhmaṇas too were upholders of Bali’s line. Brahmā, pleased, granted Bali great yoga-power, a lifespan of a full kalpa, knowledge of the true meaning of dharma, unequalled strength, victory in battle, pre-eminence in dharma and in progeny, the sight of the three worlds and the power to establish the four varṇas. The countries bear the names of Aṅga and his brothers and are famous by them.
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13