THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Prithushravas
The account names Prithushravas with five eminent brothers: Prithuyashas, Prithukarman, Prithujaya, Prithukirti and Prithudana. Their similar names do not make them a single person. The selected succession explicitly continues through Prithushravas, whose son Tamas is followed by Ushanas.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- King
- Form
- Kroshtu Branch of the Yadavas
- Tradition
- Puranic Royal Genealogy
Family & Relationships
- ParentShashavindu
Shashavindu is the parent of Prithushravas in this account.
- ChildTamas
IN THE TRADITION
Recorded Context
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
Prithushravas is the link between a king remembered for a vast household and the more selective chain that follows. His place explains how the line being traced is chosen; it does not give him the hundred horse sacrifices attributed to his descendant Ushanas.
Role
Prithushravas is one of the distinguished sons of Shashavindu and the father of Tamas. The Yadava genealogy follows his branch from his father’s extensive household toward Ushanas and the later Vidarbha family.
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
This is the son of Shashavindu in the Kroshtu succession. His father, brothers and son provide the family context needed to distinguish him from similarly named figures.
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Characters & Cosmic Entities1
Prithushravas is one of Shashavindu’s six distinguished sons.