Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2726
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2726
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SUNĪTI. Mother of Dhruva. Svāyambhuva Manu had two sons called Priyavrata and Uttānapāda; the latter wedded two wives named Suruci and Sunīti. Suruci's son is called Uttama and Sunīti's son Dhruva. The father had not much love for Sunīti and Dhruva. (See under Uttānapāda).