Dhṛshṭa (son of Kunti)
Dhṛshṭa, “the bold one”
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Dhṛshṭa is a king of the Yādava line that comes down from Vidarbha. He was the son of Kunti and the grandson of Bhīma, the son of Vidarbha. The Brahma Purāṇa calls him bold in battle and full of valour. He had three sons, heroes and supremely dhārmic: Avanta, Daśārha and Vishahara.
His line
The Brahma Purāṇa tells, in its account of the line of Vṛshṇi, that Vidarbha‘s son was Bhīma, Bhīma’s son was Kunti, and Kunti’s son was Dhṛshṭa, bold in battle (raṇa-dhṛshṭa) and full of valour. Dhṛshṭa’s three sons were Avanta, Daśārha and Vishahara.
Through Daśārha the line went on, each the son of the one before: Vyoma, Jīmūta, Vikṛti, Bhīmaratha, Navaratha, Daśaratha, Śakuni, Karambha, Devarāta, Devakshatra and Vṛddhakshatra. Vṛddhakshatra’s son was Madhu, like a son of the devas, sweet of speech, the founder of the line of the Madhus. From Madhu came Purudvant and Sattvant, who gave the Sātvatas their name.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15