Bhishak

Bhishak, “the healer”

Bhishak is one of the ten sons of Bhadika, all of them of fearsome valour. He belongs to the line of Bhajamāna, which gave rise to the Bhojas. The Brahma Purāṇa names him in its account of the line of Vṛshṇi.

Son of Bhadika

Bhajamāna‘s son was Vidūratha, chief among chariot-warriors, and Vidūratha’s son was the hero Rājādhideva. Of Rājādhideva’s sons, Śamī had a son Pratikshatra; his son was Svayambhoja, and his son was Bhadika.

Bhadika’s sons, of fearsome valour, were Kṛtavarma the eldest, Śatadhanvā the middle one, Devāntaka, Narānta, Bhishak, Paitaruṇa, Sudānta, Atidānta, Nikāśya and Kāmadambhaka.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 16

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 16