Indradyumna

Indradyumna
Watercolour painting on paper of Indradyumna seated in a carriage
TextsMahabharata, Puranas
Genealogy
Parents
  • Sumati (father)
DynastySuryavamsha

Indradyumna (Sanskrit: इन्द्रद्युम्न, romanized: Indradyumna) is the name of various kings featured in Hindu literature.

It is the name of a Pandya king featured in the Mahabharata and the Puranas, the son of King Sumati[1] of the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty) and the grandson of Bharata. This king is best known for his legend of being rescued by Vishnu in the Gajendra Moksha[2] and the episode of his fall from heaven after the exhaustion of his virtue, and his subsequent return.

It is also the name of the king of the country of Avanti, sharing the same ancestry as the Pandya king. This Indradyumna is best known for the legend of his installation of the idols of the Jagannath temple of Puri,[3][4] featured prominently in the Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya section of the Skanda Purana.[5]

  1. ^ Wilson, Horace Hayman (1877). The Vishńu Puráńa: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition Translated from the Original Sanskrit and Illustrated by Notes... Trübner & Company. p. 70. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ^ Krishna, Nanditha (2014-05-01). Sacred Animals of India. Penguin UK. p. 170. ISBN 978-81-8475-182-6. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. ^ Dowson, John (1888). A classical dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history, and literature. Robarts – University of Toronto. London : Trübner. p. 127.
  4. ^ Chakraborty, Yogabrata (28 June 2023). "পুরীধাম ও জগন্নাথদেবের ব্রহ্মরূপ বৃত্তান্ত" [Puridham and the tale of lord Jagannath's legendary 'Bramharup']. dainikstatesmannews.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Dainik Statesman (The Statesman Group). p. 4. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Books, Kausiki (2021-10-24). Skanda Purana: Vaishnava Khanda: Purushottama Kshetra Mahatmya: English Translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books. p. 249. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-01-29.