Bharga (son of Pratardana)

Bharga

Bharga is a king of the line of Kāśī, one of the two sons of Pratardana, and the father of Bhargabhūmi.

The Sūta tells the munis that Divodāsa, king of Kāśī, begot in Dṛshadvatī the hero Pratardana, who even as a child took away the strength of his enemies. Pratardana’s sons were Vatsa and Bharga, both very famous. Vatsa’s son was Alarka, and Bharga’s son was Bhargabhūmi. “All these are sons of Aṅgiras, of the Bhārgava line,” the Sūta says, and from them brāhmaṇas, kshatriyas and vaiśyas were born by thousands.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 11

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 11