Bhishmaka

Bhishmaka (Sanskrit: भीष्मक, romanized: Bhīshmaka), also called Hiranyaroman,^[1] is the king of Vidarbha In Hinduism.^[2] He is the father of Rukmini, the chief wife of Krishna and an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ www.wisdomlib.org (1 April 2020). "Section CLIX [Mahabharata, English]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ Dowson, John (1879). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature. Trübner. p. 54.
^ Bhandarkar, Ramkrishna Gopal (1987). Vaiṣṇavism, Ṡaivism and Minor Religious Systems. Asian Educational Services. p. 21. ISBN 978-81-206-0122-2. expressed a desire for as good a son as Rukmini, his chief consort, had.
^ Dasa, Gopiparanadhana (1 January 2002). Sri Brhad-bhagavatamrta: Volume One. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. pp. Verse 74. ISBN 978-91-7149-784-0.
^ Moor, Edward (1998). The Hindu Panthwon. Laurier Books, Limited. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-7020-963-8.