Rukmeshu

Rukmeshu · rukma-ishu, “the one with golden arrows”

Rukmeshu is a king of the line of Kroshṭu, son of Yadu, the son of Parājit and grandson of Rukmakavaca. He became king with the support of his brother Pṛthurukma.

His family and his kingship

The Brahma Purāṇa tells that Rukmakavaca‘s son was Parājit, slayer of enemies, and Parājit had five sons, great heroes, unconquered: Rukmeshu, Pṛthurukma, Jyāmagha, Pālita and Hari. Their father gave Pālita and Hari to the kings of Videha. Rukmeshu became king, with the support of Pṛthurukma. Sent away by those two, Jyāmagha lived in an āśrama, and later went alone with his bow, his banner and a chariot to another land, where he won Mekala, Mṛttikāvatī and the mountain Ṛkshavanta and lived in the city of Śuktimatī.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15