Dharmabhṛt

Dharmabhṛt · dharma-bhṛt, “upholder of dharma”

Dharmabhṛt is one of the sons of Citraka, the son of Vṛshṇi, and so a cousin of Akrūra, the son of Citraka’s brother Śvaphalka.

His line

At the close of the account of the Syamantaka jewel, the Brahma Purāṇa gives the children of Vṛshṇi‘s sons. Citraka’s sons were Pṛthu, Vipṛthu, Aśvagrīva, Aśvabāhu, Supārśvaka, Gaveshaṇa, Arishṭanemi, Dharma, Dharmabhṛt, Subāhu and Bahubāhu, and his daughters were Śravishṭhā and Śravaṇā.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 16

Sources

  • Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 16