Vanāyu

Vanāyu · vana-āyu

Vanāyu is one of the seven sons of King Purūravas, the son of Budha and Ilā, by the apsarā Urvaśī. He is named sixth among them.

Son of Purūravas and Urvaśī

The Purāṇa tells the munis of Purūravas: a brahmavādī, śānta, a knower of dharma and truthful in speech, whom Urvaśī chose for her husband. The king lived with her in the forest of Caitraratha, on the bank of the Mandākinī, on the Gandhamādana mountain, on the northern part of Sumeru and in the other play-places of the devas, and he ruled his kingdom at Prayāga. The sons of Purūravas were seven, like sons of the devas and famed in the Gandharva-loka, and all were born of Urvaśī: Āyu, the wise Amāvasu, Viśvāyu, Śrutāyu, Dṛḍhāyu, Vanāyu and Bahvāyu.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 10

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 10