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Daksha
Daksha Prajapati
A Rigvedic aditya later made a Prajapati under Brahma; the Mahabharata has him and his wife emerge from Brahma's two…
Bhagiratha
The Ikshvaku king whose austerities won Brahma's leave for Ganga to descend and Shiva's consent to catch her, so that…
Arjuna
The third Pandava, whose austerity in the Himalaya for divine weapons was tested by Shiva disguised as a hunter; he…
Sagara
The king whose sixty thousand sons were burned by Kapila's glance while searching for the sacrificial horse. Stub…
Svayambhuva Manu
The first Manu, born of Brahma and his female half in the Matsya account and married to Shatarupa; the human line…
Narasimhavarman I
Mamalla
Pallava king (seventh century) whose title Malla appears in the inscription of the Trimurti cave at Mahabalipuram.
Bhima
The second Pandava, who recognised Shiva in the bull near Guptakashi and seized it by the tail and hind legs, so that…