Subāhu

Subāhu, “strong-armed”

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

People

• Subāhu: a rākshasa who disturbed Viśvāmitra‘s yajña at Siddhāśrama; Rāma slew him with the Āgneya astra. Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa, Chapters 19, 30; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 5
• Subāhu, son of Śatrughna: the firstborn son of Śatrughna and Śrutakīrti, installed as heir at Mathurā. Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa, Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 9; Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa, Vivāha Khaṇḍa, Chapters 3, 6–7, 9; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Uttara Kāṇḍa
• Subāhu, Son of Madālasā: the second son of King Ṛtadhvaja and Madālasā, who renounced early and later guided his brother Alarka.

Named in passing

• Subāhu, son of Śrī Kṛshṇa: one of the ten sons of Śrī Kṛshṇa and Kālindī, told on that page. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 10, Chapter 61
• Subāhu, son of Pratibāhu: a Yādava king in the line of Vajra, father of Śāntasena, told on Yadu Vaṃśa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 10, Chapter 90