Antecedents : Vishnu \u2013 Brahma \u2013 Marichi \u2013 Kashyapa \u2013 Vivasvan \u2013 Vaivasvatamanu \u2013 Priyavrata – Agnidhra.<\/p>\n
Priyavrata, the son of Vaivasvatamanu married Barhishmati, the daughter of Vishwakarma. They had ten sons – Agnidhra, Idhmajihva, Yajnabahu, Mahaveera, Hiranyaretas, Ghritaprishta, Sava, Methathithi, Vitihotra, Kavi, and one daughter – Urjaswati, who was married to Shukra, and had a daughter called Devayani.<\/p>\n
Agnidhra married a deva maiden called Purvachitti. They had nine children named Nabhi, Kimburusha, Hari, Ilavrata, Ramyaka, hiranjaya, Kuru, Bhadrasva, Ketumala. Of them, Kuru started the Kuruvansh.<\/p>\n
According to Devibhagavata Ashtamaskanda, Agnidhra was the ruler of one of the saptadwipa called Jambudwipa. As per Bhagavata Panchamaskanda Chapter 2, once Agnidhra once sat in a cave and meditated, surviving only on air. Brahma sent an apsara named Viprachitti to distract him, and they finally got married.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Antecedents : Vishnu \u2013 Brahma \u2013 Marichi \u2013 Kashyapa \u2013 Vivasvan \u2013 Vaivasvatamanu \u2013 Priyavrata – Agnidhra. Priyavrata, the son of Vaivasvatamanu married Barhishmati, the daughter of Vishwakarma. They had ten sons – Agnidhra, Idhmajihva, Yajnabahu, Mahaveera, Hiranyaretas, Ghritaprishta, Sava, … Continue reading