Kerala (Son of Āhlīda)

Kerala

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Kerala is one of the four sons of Āhlīda, in the line of Turvasu. He is not the country Kerala.

Marutta, who performed yajñas with abundant dakshiṇā, had no son, only a daughter, Saṃyatā, who was given as yajña-dakshiṇā to Saṃvarta; and so, by the śāpa of Yayāti, the line of Turvasu merged into the line of Puru. Dushyanta‘s son was King Karūroma, and his son Āhlīda. Āhlīda had four sons: Pāṇḍya, Kerala, Kāla and the Coḷa king.

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13