Ripuñjaya (son of Ślishṭi)

Ripuñjaya · ripum-jaya, “the conqueror of enemies”

Ripuñjaya is one of the five sons of Ślishṭi and Succhāyā in the line of Dhruva. He is a different king from Ripuñjaya the son of Vikukshi.

His family

Lomaharshaṇa the Sūta tells the munis the line of Dhruva. From Dhruva, Śambhu bore two sons, Ślishṭi and Bhavya. From Ślishṭi, Succhāyā bore five sons: Ripu, Ripuñjaya, Vīra, Vṛkala and Vṛkatejas. From Ripu, the eldest, came Cakshus, the father of Cākshusha Manu.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2