Prabhākara
Prabhākara
Prabhākara 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
- Prabhākara (Ātreya Ṛshi): a ṛshi of Atri‘s line who held the falling Sūrya in the sky with a word of svasti, married the ten daughters of King Raudrāśva and founded the Ātreya gotras. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
- Prabhākara (son of Jyotishmān): one of the seven sons of King Jyotishmān, after whom a varsha of Kuśa-dvīpa is named. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20
- Prabhākara, Son of Divākara: a king of the Candra line in the Dvāpara Yuga, son of Divākara and father of Bhāsvadātmā. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 3