Purujāti

Purujāti · puru-jāti

Purujāti is a king of the line of Pūru, in the second line of Ajamīḍha. He was the son of Suśānti and the father of Bāhyāśva.

His line

The Sūta tells the munis the second line of Ajamīḍha: on Nīlī, Ajamīḍha begot Suśānti. Suśānti’s son was Purujāti, and his son was Bāhyāśva. Bāhyāśva had five sons: Mudgala, Sṛñjaya, King Bṛhadishu, the valiant Yavīnara and Kṛmilāśva. “These five are able to protect the lands,” it is famed.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13