[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.869 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.869 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.869 - **Language:** English ### [c5.869](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.869) DHŪMRAKEŚA II. The third son of Pṛthu, the son of Vena. Five sons were born to Pṛthu by his wife Arcis. On the death of Pṛthu, his elder brother’s son Vijitāśva appointed Dhūmrakeśa as the governor of southern countries. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 4). - [Previous: c5.868](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.868) - [Next: c5.870](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.870) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.869](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.869) · Pramāṇa