The fifth king of the lunar race, and son of Nahusha. He had two wives, Devayani and Sarmishtha, from the former of whom was born Yadu, and from the... more

An ancient king, cursed to become prematurely old. He begged his five sons to exchange his age for their youth, but only one, Puru, agreed. The others he cursed, including Yadu, the forefather of the dynasty in which Krishna later appeared. Because the Yadus were cursed never to occupy an imperial throne, Krishna, after killing Kamsa, declined the throne in favor of Ugrasena, who belonged to the Bhoja clan.

or Nâhusha, the son of N a h u s h a, called the king who because of his lust was cursed by the sage S u k r â c â r y a to age before his time (see also Y a d u and P u r u).