He was the dear brother of Balhika and also of the great souled Shantanu; in fact among all those great-souled men excellent brotherly feelings existed.
बाह्रीकस्य प्रियो भ्राता शान्तनोश्च महात्मनः। सौभ्रात्रं च परं तेषां सहितानां महात्मनाम्॥