Subāhu (son of Matināra)

Subāhu · su-bāhu, “the one with mighty arms”

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

Subāhu is one of the three sons of Matināra in the line of Ṛceyu, of the family of Pūru. With his brothers he was supremely righteous, a knower of the Veda, devoted to brāhmaṇas and true to his word. His sister was Ilā, the brahmavādinī.

His family

The Sūta tells the munis the line of Ṛceyu, son of Raudrāśva. Ṛceyu’s son was Matināra. Matināra had three sons, all knowers of the Veda, devoted to brāhmaṇas and true to their word; two are named, Vasurodha and Subāhu. Matināra’s daughter Ilā, though a woman, became a brahmavādinī, one who speaks of Brahman. She was the wife of Taṃsu, and their son was the rājarshi Dharmanetra, the grandfather of Bharata.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13