Vajranābha (son of Uktha)

Vajranābha · vajra-nābha

Vajranābha is a king of the Ikshvāku line, descended from Kuśa, son of Śrī Rāma. He is the son of Ukya (perhaps Uktha) and the father of Nala. He is not Vajranābha the great-grandson of Śrī Kṛshṇa, nor the asura Vajranābha.

In the line of Kuśa

Lomaharshaṇa, telling the munis the kings of the solar line, says that Rāma’s son was Kuśa; Kuśa’s son Atithi; his son Nishadha; Nishadha’s son Nala; his son Nabha; and Nabha’s son Puṇḍarīka. Puṇḍarīka’s son was Kshemadhanvā, and his son Devānīka. Devānīka’s son was Ahīnagu; his son Sudhanvā; his son Śala; Śala’s son Ukya; and Ukya’s son Vajranābha. Vajranābha’s son was Nala. “These are the kings of the line of Vivasvān, rich in tejas (radiance).”

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 8

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 8