Nīlinī (wife of Ajamīḍha)

Nīlinī

Nīlinī, also called Nīlī, is one of the three wives of King Ajamīḍha of the line of Pūru, and the mother of Suśānti. From her son’s line came the Somakas and King Drupada.

The Sūta tells the munis the vaṃśa of Ajamīḍha. Ajamīḍha’s wives were Nīlinī, Keśinī and Dhūminī. On Keśinī he begot Jahnu, from whom came Kuśika, Gādhi and Viśvāmitra. In the second vaṃśa of Ajamīḍha, on Nīlī he begot Suśānti. Suśānti’s son was Purujāti, and his son Bāhyāśva, whose five sons were Mudgala, Sṛñjaya, Bṛhadishu, Yavīnara and Kṛmilāśva. From Sṛñjaya the line ran through Pañcajana, Somadatta and Sahadeva to Somaka, who was born when the vaṃśa of Ajamīḍha was in decline. Somaka’s son was Jantu; the youngest of Jantu’s hundred sons was Vṛshata, and his son was Drupada. They became famous by the name Somakas.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13