Vṛkatejas

Vṛkatejas · vṛka-tejas

Vṛkatejas is a prince of the line of Uttānapāda, a son of Ślishṭi and Succhāyā and a grandson of Dhruva.

In the line of Dhruva

Lomaharshaṇa tells the munis that Dhruva, after his tapas of three thousand divine years, had two sons, Ślishṭi and Bhavya, born of Śambhu. From Ślishṭi, Succhāyā bore five sons: Ripu, Ripuñjaya, Vīra, Vṛkala and Vṛkatejas. From Ripu came Cakshus, and from Cakshus, Cākshusha Manu. Vṛkatejas is the fifth of Ślishṭi’s sons.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2