Khaladā

Khaladā

Khaladā is one of the ten daughters of King Raudrāśva of the line of Pūru, and a wife of the ṛshi Prabhākara.

Pūru’s son was Suvīra; his son Manasyu; his son Abhayada; his son Sudhanvan; his son Subāhu; and his son Raudrāśva. Raudrāśva had ten sons and ten daughters: Bhadrā, Śūdrā, Madrā, Śaladā, Maladā, Khaladā, Naladā, Surasā, Gocavalā and Strīratnakūṭā. A ṛshi named Prabhākara, born in the line of Atri, became the husband of all ten daughters. When Sūrya, struck by Rāhu, was falling from the sky, Prabhākara said, “Svasti be to you!”, and Sūrya did not fall. On his ten wives Prabhākara begot ten sons, masters of the Veda and founders of gotras, famous as the Svastyātreyas.

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13