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Unnamed Son of Rukmi — Prince of Bhojakata, Father of Rochana
Son of Rukmi · Prince of Bhojakata · Father of Rochana
This figure is a prince of the Vidarbha royal house of Bhojakata, recorded in the Bhagavata Purana solely through his genealogical position as the son of Rukmi and the father of Rochana. Rukmi was the king of Bhojakata, the eldest son of King Bhishmaka of Vidarbha, and the elder brother of Rukmini, principal wife of Krishna. Rochana, this prince's daughter, became one of the wives of Aniruddha, the grandson of Krishna and son of Pradyumna. His name is not given in any primary source consulted, and no narrative episode, attribute, or individual detail is associated with him in the textual record. His profile is confined strictly to what the sources establish.
✦ Lineage
- Father: Rukmi — king of Bhojakata, eldest son of King Bhishmaka of Vidarbha, and elder brother of Rukmini. A warrior of great pride and accomplishment, Rukmi opposed the union of Rukmini with Krishna, was defeated and humiliated by Krishna in battle after pursuing the couple following Rukmini's abduction, and was ultimately killed by Balarama during a quarrel over dice at the wedding of Rukmi's granddaughter Rochana to Aniruddha.
- Paternal aunt: Rukmini — princess of Vidarbha, daughter of King Bhishmaka, and younger sister of Rukmi, who became the principal wife of Krishna and the mother of Pradyumna. Through Rukmini, this prince is the paternal uncle by lineage of Pradyumna and the great-paternal-uncle of Aniruddha, who became his own daughter Rochana's husband.
- Daughter: Rochana — princess of Bhojakata, who became one of the wives of Aniruddha, grandson of Krishna and Rukmini, thereby uniting the Vidarbha royal line with the Yadava house of Dwaraka across a second generation.
✦ Textual Scope and Attestation
This figure appears in the Bhagavata Purana only as an implied generational link in the genealogical statement that Rochana was the daughter of Rukmi's son. His name is not supplied, and no verse in the Bhagavata Purana, the Vishnu Purana, the Harivamsha, or the Mahabharata provides him with an individual identity beyond his position in the descent line from Rukmi to Rochana. He is included in this genealogical record solely to preserve the integrity of the lineage chain between Rukmi and Rochana.
✦ References
- Primary Sources
- Bhagavata Purana, Book 10, Chapter 61 — The sole primary source in which this figure's existence is implied, through the statement that Rochana was the daughter of Rukmi's son; no name or further detail is given.
- Secondary Sources
- Mani, Vettam. Puranic Encyclopaedia. Motilal Banarsidass, 1975. — Consulted for cross-verification of Rukmi's lineage and Rochana's parentage; does not supply a name for this figure.