Purañjaya

Purañjaya

Purañjaya 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

• Purañjaya (son of Sṛñjaya): a hero and great king of the line of Kaksheyu, in the family of Pūru, the son of Sṛñjaya and the father of Janamejaya. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13
• Purañjaya (son of Bhajamāna): a Yādava, a son of Bhajamāna by his wife Bāhyakā, a daughter of Sṛñjaya. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 15