Vasu (son of Uttānapāda)
Vasu
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Vasu is a son of King Uttānapāda, the son of Svāyambhuva Manu, by Sūnṛtā. He is a brother of Dhruva. He is not Vasu the son of Svāyambhuva Manu, nor Vasu the son of Sāvarṇi Manu.
His family
Lomaharshaṇa tells the munis that Śatarūpā bore to Svāyambhuva Manu the sons Vīra, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda. From Uttānapāda, Sūnṛtā bore four sons. Sūnṛtā was the daughter of Dharma, born of the performance of an aśvamedha, and the mother of Dhruva. Uttānapāda’s four sons by her were Dhruva, Kīrtimān, Āyushmān and Vasu.
Of the four, Dhruva, wishing for great fame, performed tapas for three thousand divine years, and Brahmā gave him a place equal to his own, which shines unmoving in front of the saptarshis.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2