Kusamba
Kusamba Kusamba, also known as Manivahana, was the third son of Vasu Uparichara, the Chedi king and Girika [Mahabharata: Shantanu, Ganga, Bhishma and Satyavati].
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Pratyagraha
Pratyagraha Pratyagraha was the second son of Vasu Uparichara, the Chedi king and Girika [Mahabharata: Shantanu, Ganga, Bhishma and Satyavati].
Magadha
Magadha Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar, and was counted as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, ‘Great Countries’ of ancient India. Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism, and two of India’s greatest empires, the Maurya Empire and Gupta Empire, originated in Magadha. The Mauryan Empire and Gupta Empire, both of which originated in…
Brihadratha
Brihadratha Brihadratha (Sanskrit: बृहद्रथ; IAST: Bṛhadratha, literal “Many/Great Chariot), also known as Maharatha, was the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty, the earliest ruling dynasty of Magadha. According to the Mahabharata and the Puranas, he was the eldest of the five sons of Vasu Uparichara, the Kuru king of Chedi and his queen Girika. The name of Brihadratha is also found…
Apsaras
Apsaras An apsara, also spelled as apsaras (respective plurals apsaras and apsarases), is a type of female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist culture. They figure prominently in the sculpture, dance, literature and painting of many South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures. There are two types of apsaras; laukika (worldly), of whom thirty-four are specified, and daivika (divine), of…
Gandharvas
Gandharvas Gandharva is a name used for distinct heavenly beings in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It is also a term for skilled singers in Indian classical music. Hinduism In Hinduism, the Gandharvas (Sanskrit and Hindi: गन्धर्व; ) are male nature spirits and husbands of the Apsaras. Some are part animal, usually a bird or horse. They have superb musical skills. They guard the Soma and play…
Vasu
Vasu Vasu was another name of king Uparichara of Chedi. The Vasus are attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu. The Ashta Vasus are described in the Ramayana as the children of Kashyapa and Aditi and in the Mahabharata as the sons of Manu or Brahma Prajapati. They are eight…
Uparichara
Uparichara Uparichara, who was also called Vasu was the son of King Krtaka and a descendant of Kuru of Puru Dynasty, ruling at Chedi. He lived in Dvapara Yuga. He was a contemporary of Kuru king Shantanu. He was devoted to Truth and Virtue. He was named so because Upari…
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Pratyagraha
Pratyagraha Pratyagraha was the second son of Vasu Uparichara, the Chedi king and Girika [Mahabharata: Shantanu, Ganga, Bhishma and Satyavati].
Magadha
Magadha Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar, and was counted as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, ‘Great Countries’ of ancient India. Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism, and two of India’s greatest empires, the Maurya Empire and Gupta Empire, originated in Magadha. The Mauryan Empire and Gupta Empire, both of which originated in…
Brihadratha
Brihadratha Brihadratha (Sanskrit: बृहद्रथ; IAST: Bṛhadratha, literal “Many/Great Chariot), also known as Maharatha, was the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty, the earliest ruling dynasty of Magadha. According to the Mahabharata and the Puranas, he was the eldest of the five sons of Vasu Uparichara, the Kuru king of Chedi and his queen Girika. The name of Brihadratha is also found…
Apsaras
Apsaras An apsara, also spelled as apsaras (respective plurals apsaras and apsarases), is a type of female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist culture. They figure prominently in the sculpture, dance, literature and painting of many South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures. There are two types of apsaras; laukika (worldly), of whom thirty-four are specified, and daivika (divine), of…
Gandharvas
Gandharvas Gandharva is a name used for distinct heavenly beings in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It is also a term for skilled singers in Indian classical music. Hinduism In Hinduism, the Gandharvas (Sanskrit and Hindi: गन्धर्व; ) are male nature spirits and husbands of the Apsaras. Some are part animal, usually a bird or horse. They have superb musical skills. They guard the Soma and play…
Vasu
Vasu Vasu was another name of king Uparichara of Chedi. The Vasus are attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu. The Ashta Vasus are described in the Ramayana as the children of Kashyapa and Aditi and in the Mahabharata as the sons of Manu or Brahma Prajapati. They are eight…
Uparichara
Uparichara Uparichara, who was also called Vasu was the son of King Krtaka and a descendant of Kuru of Puru Dynasty, ruling at Chedi. He lived in Dvapara Yuga. He was a contemporary of Kuru king Shantanu. He was devoted to Truth and Virtue. He was named so because Upari…