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Bhūriśravas

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Also known as Bhūriśravā

Bhoorishravas ( / ) was a prince of a minor kingdom in the kingdom of Bahlika and played a role in the Mahabharata epic. Bhurishravas has many different spellings, including "Bhoorisravas(a)", "Bhurisravas(a)", "Bhurishravsa", etc.

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Somadatta (father) Bhuri, Shala (brothers) another 7 brothers Sudeva (wife of Abhibhu, King of Kashi), Kanakanjali (wife of Vinda, King of Avanti) (sisters) Pratipa and Parjanya (sons) Kumbhaka (daughter)
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  • Family lineage
  • Role in the war
  • Descendants
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Bhoorishravas ( / ) was a prince of a minor kingdom in the kingdom of Bahlika and played a role in the Mahabharata epic. Bhurishravas has many different spellings, including "Bhoorisravas(a)", "Bhurisravas(a)", "Bhurishravsa", etc.

Bhurishrava was the grandson of King Bahlika, who was the elder brother of Shantanu. He had three children: Pratip, Prayanja and an unnamed daughter.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bhūriśravas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.