Kuru Dynasty
Puru
पुरु
Ancestor of Kurus
Who was Puru?
Puru (पुरु): Ancestor of Kurus, a figure of the Kuru dynasty in the Mahabharata. The youngest son of Yayati and Sharmishtha.
Quick Facts
| Sanskrit name | पुरु |
|---|---|
| Title / Epithet | Ancestor of Kurus |
| Faction | Kuru Dynasty |
| Key traits | Devoted Son, Youngest, Heir |
| Featured in | 8 stories |
About Puru
The youngest son of Yayati and Sharmishtha. He accepted his father's old age and was rewarded with the kingdom.
In Their Words
I will take upon myself the guilt and the consequent old age.
Puru
Traits
- Devoted Son
- Youngest
- Heir
Stories Featuring Puru
8 tales on this site name Puru, in canonical reading order.
- Ancient BeginningsThe Earth's Plea, the Descent of the Gods, and the Sages Who Began the Telling
- The Ancestors of the EpicsYayati, Devayani, and Sharmishtha
- The Four Ways to Spend a LifeYayati, falling out of heaven, answers Ashtaka on the asramas and the road to Brahma
- Madhavi Chooses the ForestAt her own swayamvara she passes over every king and takes the woods for a husband
- The Kings Who Were Passed OverDhritarashtra reads his son the family's own record of elder sons who never got the throne
- The Princes the Earth HidWhat was left of the Kshatriyas after the axe
- The Names That Cleanse SinAsked what destroys sin, Bhishma answers with a litany of gods, rivers, mountains, sages and kings
- The Fourfold Religion of CompassionBhishma on abstaining from meat, and the kings who kept the vow
Places in Puru's Story
Drawn from the stories Puru appears in.
Related Characters
Others counted among the Kuru Dynasty.