Suśānti
Suśānti · su-śānti, “of fine peace”
Somaka has other meanings too: see all meanings of Somaka.
Suśānti is the son of King Ajamīḍha by his queen Nīlī, also called Nīlinī. He heads the second line of Ajamīḍha, which came down to the Somakas and to Drupada.
His line
The Sūta tells the munis the line of Ajamīḍha. Suhotra‘s son was the one named Bṛhat, and Bṛhat had three sons, Ajamīḍha, Dvimīḍha and Purumīḍha. Ajamīḍha’s wives were Nīlinī, Keśinī and Dhūminī. On Keśinī he begot Jahnu, and on Dhūminī, Ṛksha, of the Kuru line. On Nīlī Ajamīḍha begot Suśānti.
Suśānti’s son was Purujāti, and his son Bāhyāśva. Bāhyāśva had five sons, Mudgala, Sṛñjaya, King Bṛhadishu, the valiant Yavīnara and Kṛmilāśva, famed as able to protect the lands. From Sṛñjaya came Pañcajana, Somadatta, the renowned Sahadeva and Somaka, who was born when the line of Ajamīḍha was in decline. Somaka’s son Jantu had a hundred sons; the youngest was Vṛshata, and his son was Drupada. This line became famous by the name Somakas.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13