Babhru
Babhru
Babhru is a name used for more than one person in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Babhru of the Vṛshṇis: a Vṛshṇi hero and companion of Kṛshṇa, sent to guard the women at Dvārakā and struck down by a fragment of the iron pestle. Mahābhārata, Mausala Parva, Chapters 1–8
- Babhru, Śaṅkha and the Sons and Brothers of Virāṭa: Babhru, a son of Virāṭa, named with his brother Śaṅkha among the Pāṇḍava allies. Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 57
Named in passing
- Babhru, disciple of Śunaka: a disciple of Śunaka of the Āṅgirasa gotra, named with Saindhavāyana in the division of the Veda; told in Veda-Vibhāga. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 12, Chapter 7
- Babhru, son of Romapāda: a king of the Vidarbha line, son of Romapāda and father of Kṛti; told in Yadu Vaṃśa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 24
- Babhru, son of Devāvṛdha: a king of the Sātvata line, praised as the best among men, by whose power and his father’s fourteen thousand and sixty-five of their line attained moksha; told in Yadu Vaṃśa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 24