Divodasa
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox royalty Divodāsa Vādhryāśva, was an Indo-Aryan, king of the Bharatas during the main or middle Rigvedic period (celebrated for his liberality and protected by Indra and the Ashvins in the Rigveda, RV 1.112.14; 1.116.18), the son of Vadhryaśva RV 6.61.5. Further, the Mandala 9 of Rigveda mentions Divodasa thus: "[Indra] Smote swiftly forts, and Sambara, then Yadu and that Turvasha, for pious Divodasa's sake." RV 9.61.2.
Another telling of the same conflict with Sambara from Mandala 4 names him with the epithet of Atithigva, as shown: "I [Indra], in my exhilaration, broke apart all at once the nine and ninety fortresses of Śambara, and the hundredth, his dwelling place, to complete it, when I helped Divodāsa Atithigva." RV 4.26.3.
He is the father [1][2][3] of the famous king Sudas (RV 7.18.25) (of the Battle of the Ten Kings). Pijavana is the other name of Divodasa according to Rigveda.[2] His son, Pratardana, is mentioned in the Kaushitaki Upanishad.
He was invited in the Ashwamedha sacrifice performed by King Dasharatha of Ayodhya. He was the younger brother of Queen Sumitra and was a Brother-in-law of Dasharatha. He was also the son of King Bhimaratha and was a great grandson of Lord Dhanvantari.
Post-Vedic Genealogy
- Brahma
- Atri
- Chandra
- Budha
- Pururavas
- Ayus
- Anenas
- Pratikṣatra
- Sṛñjaya
- Jaya
- Vijaya
- Kṛti
- Haryaśva
- Sahadeva
- Nadina
- Jayatsena
- Saṃkṛti
- Kṣatradharmā
- Śuhotra
- Śala
- Ārṣṭiṣeṇa
- Kāśa
- Dīrghatapas
- Dhanvantari
- Ketumān
- Bhīmaratha
- Divodāsa[4]
See also
References
External links
- Divodasa - Disciple of Bhardwaja Template:Webarchive
- The Dynasties of The sons of King Pururava
- Invitation of Ashwamedha Yagna by King Dasharatha
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