Supārśvaka

Supārśvaka · su-pārśvaka

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

Supārśvaka is a son of Citraka, the son of Vṛshṇi, of the Yādavas. Śvaphalka, the father of Akrūra, was Citraka’s brother.

In the account of the Syamantaka jewel the Brahma Purāṇa names the children of Vṛshṇi’s two sons. Citraka’s sons were Pṛthu, Vipṛthu, Aśvagrīva, Aśvabāhu, Supārśvaka, Gaveshaṇa, Arishṭanemi, Dharma, Dharmabhṛt, Subāhu and Bahubāhu, and his daughters were Śravishṭhā and Śravaṇā. Supārśvaka is named fifth.

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 16