Prāṃśu

Prāṃśu, “the tall one”

Prajāpati has other meanings too: see all meanings of Prajāpati.

Prāṃśu is one of the nine sons of Vaivasvata Manu and the father of a son named Prajāpati. The Sūta names him in the account of the line of Vaivasvata Manu in the Brahma Purāṇa.

Son of Vaivasvata Manu

Vaivasvata Manu had nine sons, each equal to their father: Ikshvāku, Nābhāga, Dhṛshṭa, Śaryāti, Narishyanta, Prāṃśu, Rishṭa, Karūśa and Pṛshadhra. Prāṃśu had a son named Prajāpati.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 7

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 7