Sushanti

THE LIVING ARCHIVE

About Sushanti

Nila is his grandfather. The family continues from Sushanti through Purujanu and Chakshu to Haryashva. Haryashva’s five sons belong to later generations, not to Sushanti’s own immediate household.

AT A GLANCE

Identity & Context

Identity: King
Form: Panchala Royal House
Tradition: Puranic Royal Genealogy

Family & Relationships

ParentShanti
Shanti is the parent of Sushanti.
ChildPurujanu
Sushanti is the parent of Purujanu.

IN THE TRADITION

Recorded Context

The Family That Becomes Panchala

The five later brothers are Mudgala, Srinjaya, Brihadishu, Pravira and Kampilya. Their father Haryashva describes them as able to protect the countries, and the account connects that statement to the Panchala name.

Mudgala’s descendants include the royal branch through Bahvashva and Divodasa. That succession eventually reaches Somaka, Prishata and Drupada, the father of Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna. These are later events in Sushanti’s family, not personal episodes from his own life.

ROLE & ESSENCE

Attributes & Significance

Sushanti belongs to the common ancestry of the later Panchala branches. Their shared descent helps explain why several royal and learned families are connected under the Panchala name.

Role

Sushanti is a royal ancestor of the Panchala house, the son of Shanti and the father of Purujanu. His family descends from Ajamidha through Nila.

TRADITION & MEANING

Traditions & Interpretations

The Bhagavata uses Sushanti in the same adjoining family setting but calls the next descendant Puruja. The Vishnu Purana gives Purujanu and then Chakshu, while the Bhagavata’s sequence uses Puruja and Arka before the father of the five Panchala sons.