Sushmanta (son of Dharmanetra)

Sushmanta

Sushmanta is one of the four sons of the rājarshi Dharmanetra, son of Taṃsu, and of his wife Upadānavī, and a brother of Dushyanta, in the line of Pūru.

His line

The Sūta tells the munis the line of Ṛceyu, son of Raudrāśva. Ṛceyu’s son was Matināra, whose sons were knowers of the Veda, devoted to brāhmaṇas and true to their word. 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, mighty, a brahmavādī and valiant. Dharmanetra’s wife was Upadānavī, and their four sons were Dushyanta, Sushmanta, Pravīra and Anagha.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13