THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Bhavanmanyu
The account identifies Vitatha with Bharadvaja, the child given to Bharata by the Maruts, and names Bhavanmanyu as Vitatha’s son. Bhavanmanyu’s principal sons include Brihatkshatra, Mahavirya, Nara and Garga. These sons become the starting points of different branches rather than successive rulers on one line.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- King
- Form
- Paurava Royal House
- Tradition
- Puranic Royal Genealogy
Family & Relationships
- ChildBrihatkshatra
Bhavanmanyu is the parent of Brihatkshatra.
- ParentBharadvaja
In the Vishnu Purana account, Bhavanmanyu is Vitatha’s son within the Bharadvaja/Vitatha succession given in this account.
IN THE TRADITION
Recorded Context
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
Bhavanmanyu’s family joins the threatened succession of Bharata to a much wider descent. Brihatkshatra’s branch reaches Hastinapura, Nara’s reaches Rantideva, and Garga’s descendants form a learned family. These different lines share ancestry without being one immediate royal household.
Role
Bhavanmanyu is the descendant through whom Vitatha’s family branches toward Hastinapura and several learned lineages in the Vishnu Purana. He appears after Bharata’s succession crisis.
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
The Vishnu Purana follows Bhavanmanyu as the son of Vitatha. Other accounts preserve related names and different family sequences: the Bhagavata names Bharadvaja’s son Manyu, while the Mahabharata places Bhumanyu differently in Bharata’s succession. These traditions describe the continuation of Bharata’s house through distinct accounts of parentage.
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Characters & Cosmic Entities2
In the Vishnu Purana account, Bhavanmanyu is Vitatha’s son within the Bharadvaja/Vitatha succession given in this account.
Bhavanmanyu is the parent of Brihatkshatra.