Devāpi
Devāpi
Devāpi is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Devāpi: the eldest son of King Pratīpa and elder brother of Śantanu, who gave up the kingdom and dwells in yoga at Kalāpa, to restore the Candra vaṃśa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 22; Skandha 12, Chapter 2; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
- Devāpi (son of Upamanyu): the brāhmaṇa boy, son of the purohita Upamanyu, who praised Bhagavān Śiva at the Gautamī and brought back his father and King Ārshṭisheṇa from pātāla. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 57
- Devāpi, Son of Mahāmada: a king of the Agni line, son of Mahāmada and father of Devadūta, in the line that leads to Gandharvasena. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 7; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 1