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'''Divodāsa''' ("heaven's servant") is a king in the Rigveda (celebrated for his liberality and protected by [[Indra]] and the [[Ashvins]] in the [[Rigveda]], [[Mandala 1|RV 1]].112.14; 1.116.18), the son of [[Vadhryashva]] [[Mandala 6|RV 6]].61.5. He is the father or grandfather<ref name="Kumar2003">{{cite book|author=Raj Kumar|title=Know The Vedas At A Glance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JUwZuK_2BGUC&pg=PT98|access-date=13 September 2017|date=18 August 2003|publisher=[[Pustak Mahal]]|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-223-0848-8|page=98}}</ref><ref name="SinghalGupta2003">{{cite book|author1=K. C. Singhal|author2=Roshan Gupta|title=The Ancient History of India, Vedic Period: A New Interpretation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoXqCmo-Xs8C&pg=PA58|access-date=14 September 2017|year=2003|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-269-0286-6|page=58}}</ref><ref name="Joshi1986">{{cite book|author=M. C. Joshi|title=Princes and polity in ancient India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ptclAAAAMAAJ|access-date=14 September 2017|year=1986|publisher=Kusumanjali Prakashan|location=Jodhpur|page=53}}</ref> of the famous king [[Sudas]] ([[Mandala 7|RV 7]].18.28) (of the [[Battle of the Ten Kings]]). Pijavana is the other name of Divodasa according to Rigveda.<ref name="SinghalGupta2003"/> His son, Pratardana, is mentioned in the [[Kaushitaki Upanishad]].
'''Divodāsa''' ("heaven's servant") is a king in the Rigveda (celebrated for his liberality and protected by [[Indra]] and the [[Ashvins]] in the [[Rigveda]], [[Mandala 1|RV 1]].112.14; 1.116.18), the son of [[Vadhryashva]] [[Mandala 6|RV 6]].61.5. He is the father or grandfather<ref name="Kumar2003">{{cite book|author=Raj Kumar|title=Know The Vedas At A Glance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JUwZuK_2BGUC&pg=PT98|access-date=13 September 2017|date=18 August 2003|publisher=[[Pustak Mahal]]|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-223-0848-8|page=98}}</ref><ref name="SinghalGupta2003">{{cite book|author1=K. C. Singhal|author2=Roshan Gupta|title=The Ancient History of India, Vedic Period: A New Interpretation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoXqCmo-Xs8C&pg=PA58|access-date=14 September 2017|year=2003|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-269-0286-6|page=58}}</ref><ref name="Joshi1986">{{cite book|author=M. C. Joshi|title=Princes and polity in ancient India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ptclAAAAMAAJ|access-date=14 September 2017|year=1986|publisher=Kusumanjali Prakashan|location=Jodhpur|page=53}}</ref> of the famous king [[Sudas]] ([[Mandala 7|RV 7]].18.28) (of the [[Battle of the Ten Kings]]). Pijavana is the other name of Divodasa according to Rigveda.<ref name="SinghalGupta2003"/> His son, Pratardana, is mentioned in the [[Kaushitaki Upanishad]].


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Divodasa

Divodāsa ("heaven's servant") is a king in the Rigveda (celebrated for his liberality and protected by Indra and the Ashvins in the Rigveda, RV 1.112.14; 1.116.18), the son of Vadhryashva RV 6.61.5. He is the father or grandfather[1][2][3] of the famous king Sudas (RV 7.18.28) (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 grandson of Lord Dhanvantari. It is also the name of a king of Kashi surnamed Dhanvantari as per the hymn (RV 10.179.2), the founder of the Indian school of medicine called Ayurveda.[4]

Genealogy[edit]

Brahmā-Atri-Candra-Budha-Purūravas-Āyus-Anenas-Pratikṣatra-Sṛñjaya-Jaya-Vijaya-Kṛti-Haryaśva-Sahadeva-Nadina-Jayatsena-Saṃkṛti-Kṣatradharmā-Śuhotra-Śala-Ārṣṭiṣeṇa-Kāśa-Dīrghatapas-Dhanvantari-Ketumān-Bhīmaratha-Divodāsa.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Raj Kumar (18 August 2003). Know The Vedas At A Glance. New Delhi: Pustak Mahal. p. 98. ISBN 978-81-223-0848-8. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 K. C. Singhal; Roshan Gupta (2003). The Ancient History of India, Vedic Period: A New Interpretation. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-269-0286-6. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ↑ M. C. Joshi (1986). Princes and polity in ancient India. Jodhpur: Kusumanjali Prakashan. p. 53. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Singh, Rana P.B.; Pravin S. Rana (2002). Banaras Region: A Spiritual and Cultural Guide. Varanasi: Indica Books. p. 31. ISBN 81-86569-24-3.
  5. ↑ Veṭṭaṃmāṇi (1975). Purāṇic encyclopaedia : a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Purāṇic literature (1st ed. in English ed.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 0-8426-0822-2. OCLC 2198347.

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