Parjanya (father of Hiraṇyaroma)
Parjanya
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Parjanya Prajāpati is the father of Hiraṇyaroma, whom Brahmā anointed lord of the northern quarter. The Brahma Purāṇa names him once, in its account of how each being was given its kingdom.
The father of the lord of the north
The Sūta Lomaharshaṇa tells the munis that Brahmā anointed Pṛthu, the son of Vena, as cakravartin, and then gave each being its own kingdom: Soma over the dvijas, the grains, the nakshatras and the yajñas, Varuṇa over the waters, Kubera over the kings, Vishṇu over the Ādityas, and so on. Then he anointed a lord for each of the four quarters: in the east Sudhanvā, son of Vairāja Prajāpati; in the south Śaṅkhapada, son of Kardama Prajāpati; in the west Ketumān, son of Rajas; and in the north Hiraṇyaroma, son of Parjanya Prajāpati. The earth with its seven dvīpas, the Sūta says, is ruled with dharma by each of them even now.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 4
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 4