Sindhudvīpa
Sindhudvīpa, “the island of the Sindhu”
Sindhudvīpa is a name used for more than one king and ṛshi in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Sindhudvīpa: a king of the Sūrya vaṃśa, the son of Ambarīsha, named among the great rājarshis who reached the highest siddhi through tapas and dāna. Mahābhārata, Aśvamedhika Parva, Chapter 91; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 215, 273; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 1; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 8
- Sindhudvīpa (brother of Veda): a most virtuous ṛshi, the elder brother of the ṛshi Veda, named in the account of Bhillatīrtha on the Gautamī. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 99
- Sindhudvīpa, Son of Sindhuvarmā: a king of the Śukla line, the son of Sindhuvarmā, who ruled on the bank of the Sindhu, and the father of Śrīpati. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 3