Kṛmi

Kṛmi

Kṛmi is a name used for more than one being and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

People

• Kṛmi (son of Uśīnara): a king of the Pūru line, son of Uśīnara by Queen Kṛmī, whose city was Kṛmilāpurī. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
• Kṛmī (Wife of Uśīnara): Kṛmī, one of the five wives of King Uśīnara, of a rājarshi family, and the mother of Kṛmi. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Places

• Kṛmi (Country): a land where śrāddha must not be performed, in Vyāsa‘s rules of śrāddha. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220