Brahmadatta
Brahmadatta, “given by Brahmā”
Brahmadatta is a name used for more than one king in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Brahma-datta of Kāmpilya: the king of Kāmpilya in Pāñcāla, in whose palace the sparrow Pūjanī lived. Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Āpaddharma Parva, Chapter 139; Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 137
- Brahmadatta of Śābhramatī: a Solar dynasty king who did tapas at the Brahmacārīśa tīrtha on the Śābhramatī. Padma Purāṇa, Uttara Khaṇḍa, Chapter 135
- Brahmadatta: a king named in the Bhavishya Parva of the Hari Vaṃśa among those linked with the wars around Dvārakā. Harivaṃśa Purāṇa, Bhavishya Parva