Dṛḍharatha (son of Jayadratha)
Dṛḍharatha · dṛḍha-ratha, “he of the firm chariot”
Janamejaya has other meanings too: see all meanings of Janamejaya. Jayadratha has other meanings too: see all meanings of Jayadratha.
Dṛḍharatha is a great king of the Aṅga line, a branch of the vaṃśa of Pūru. He was the son of Jayadratha, the king of kings, and the father of Janamejaya, the conqueror of all.
The Sūta tells the munis the kings of the Aṅga vaṃśa. To King Campa, by the grace of Pūrṇabhadra, Haryaṅga was born, and for Haryaṅga, Vaibhāṇḍaki, that is Ṛshyaśṛṅga Muni, brought Airāvata, the finest vāhana of Indra, down to earth by his mantras to be his elephant. Haryaṅga’s son was King Bhadraratha; his son Bṛhatkarman, lord of men; his son Bṛhaddarbha; his son Bṛhanmanas; and his son Jayadratha, the king of kings. Jayadratha’s son was the great king Dṛḍharatha. Dṛḍharatha’s son was Janamejaya, conqueror of all (viśvajit); his son was Vaikarṇa, and Vaikarṇa’s son Vikarṇa, whose hundred sons increased the Aṅga vaṃśa. The Sūta says of all these kings that they were true to their vows, great-souled, rich in offspring and mahārathas.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13