Mahishmān

Mahishmān

Mahishmān is a king of the Haihaya line of the family of Yadu, the father of the mighty Bhadraśreṇya and a forefather of Kārtavīryārjuna.

His line

The Sūta tells the munis the line of Yadu. Yadu’s son Sahasrāda had three very righteous sons, Haihaya, Haya and Veṇuhaya. Haihaya’s son was Dharmanetra; his son Kārta; his son Sāhañja, after whom a city was named Sāhañjanī. The son of Mahishmān was Bhadraśreṇya, mighty; his son was Durdama; his son the wise Kanaka, who had four sons, Kṛtavīrya, Kṛtaujas, Kṛtadhanvan and Kṛtāgni. Kṛtavīrya’s son was Arjuna, that is, Kārtavīryārjuna.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13