An attendant of Skanda as per Mahabharata Shalyaparva Chapter 46 verse 16.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Kanka (5)
A region in ancient India. Its citizens visited Yudhishtira as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 51.
Kanka (4)
The name assumed by Yudhishtira when he stayed in exile in Virata.
Kanka (3)
A bird, who was the son of Surasa. He is mentioned in Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 66 verse 69.
Kanka (2)
A king in ancient India as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 1 verse 233.
Kaksheyu
Or Krisheyu. The son born to the king Raudrashwa and the apsara Mishrakeshi. He had nine brothers – Riksheyu, Sannateyu, Kriteyu, Chiteyu, Sthandileyu, Dharmeyu, Sammiteyu, Ritheyu, Matinara as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 94 verse 10.
Kanka (1)
On the seven warriors of the Vrishnivansh. The others were Kritavarma, Samika, Anadhrishti, Samitinjaya, Shanku, Kunti as per Bhashabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 14. He was present at Draupadi’s swayamwar as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 185 verse 19.
Kakshivan (1)
A sage praised many times in the Rigveda.
The king Kalinga had been childless for a long time. He called Deerkhatamas (Gautama) to the palace to impregnate the queen. The queen refused and sent Ushik to Deerkhatamas instead. The son born to them was Kakshivan as per Rigveda Mandala 1 Anuvaka 18 verse 125.
He belonged to the dynasty of Angiras and built a hermitage in the east as per Mahabharata Shantiparva Chapter 208 and Anushasanaparva Chapter 135. He chanted riks as prayers to Vishnu and was rewarded with many abilities as Mahabharata Shantiparva Chapter 292. He is also believed to be Indra’s guru and creator of the world as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 150.
According to Rigveda Mandala 1 Anuvaka 5 Sukta 18, he was one of the most famous yajna sages. The Ashwinis once gave him hundred pots of liquor to test him as per Rigveda Mandala 1 Anuvaka 17 Sukta 116.
After his education, kakshivan left his guru’s hermitage and rested during the night by the roadside. In the morning, Swanaya, son of the kingĀ Bhavayavya came upon him. Swanaya wanted to make him his son-in-law and took him to the palace. He was also given a lot of presents as per Rigveda Mandala 1 Sukta 18 Anuvaka 125.
Kakshasenashrama
A hermitage at the summit of Asita mountain. Probably built by Kakshisena as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 89 verse 12.
Kakshasena (2)
A king who was present at Yudhishtira’s court as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 4 verse 22.