[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.271 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.271 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.271 - **Language:** English ### [c5.271](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.271) BHĪSHMAKA. 1. An appellation of Siva. 2. King of Vidarbha, father of Rukmin and of Rukminī, the chief wife of Krishna. - [Previous: c5.270](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.270) - [Next: c5.272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.272) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.271](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.271) · Pramāṇa