Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4858

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4858

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c9.4858

VRJA. A hermit who was born in the family of emperor Pṛthu. Antardhāna and Vādī were the two sons of Pṛthu. A son named Havirdhāna was born to Antardhāna by his wife Śikhaṇḍinī. Dhiṣaṇā who was born in the family of Agni, became the wife of Havirdhāna. Prācīnabarhis, Śukra, Gaya, Kṛṣṇa, Vrja and Ajina were the six sons of Havirdhāna by Dhiṣaṇā. Of these, Prācīnabarhis became a great Prajāpati. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Aṃśa 1, Chapter 14).

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Viṣṇupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit