Suhotra (son of Vitatha)

Suhotra

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Suhotra is a king of the line of Pūru, one of the five sons of Vitatha, the son of Bharata. His sons were Kāśika, a speaker of truth, from whom came the kings of Kāśī, and King Gṛtsamati. He is a different king from Suhotra the son of Kāñcanaprabha.

The Sūta tells the munis that Bharata’s yāgas for a son proved fruitless (vitatha), and that Bharadvāja then gave him a son, named Vitatha for that reason. Vitatha had five sons: Suhotra, Suhota, Gaya, Garga and Kapila. Suhotra’s sons were Kāśika and Gṛtsamati. Gṛtsamati’s sons were brāhmaṇas, kshatriyas and vaiśyas. Kāśika’s son was Dīrghatapas, and from him the line ran through Dhanvantari, Ketumān and Bhīmaratha to Divodāsa, lord of Vārāṇasī.

Beginning the vaṃśa of Ajamīḍha, the Sūta says that Suhotra’s son was the one named Bṛhat, whose three sons were Ajamīḍha, Dvimīḍha and Purumīḍha.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13