Bhānu
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Jit Majumdar
- appearance; form
- glory; fame; light; master lord
- a son of Kŗşņa and Satyabhāmā and the father of Vajra (Bhāg. Pur.); son of Dyau and the preceptor of Sūrya (M. Bh.); a gāndharva son of Kaśyapa and Pŗthā (M. Bh.); the king of Ratnapuri and the father of the tīrthańkara Dharmanātha (J.S. Kośa); another name for Sūrya and Śiva.