[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) › c9.2519 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2519 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2519 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2519](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2519) SUHVA. (SUHMA) A king of the Bharata dynasty. Suhva was the son of Bali, and grandson of Sutapas. Bali had no direct sons. Being miserable due to the absence of sons, Bali approached the hermit Dīrghatamas, by whom the queen gave birth to six sons. They were Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Suhva (or Suhma), Puṇḍra and Adrūpa. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 9). - [Previous: c9.2518](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2518) - [Next: c9.2520](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2520) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2519](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2519) · Pramāṇa