Wife of Raghu

Mother of Nahusha.

The daughter of Sinhala king Chandrasena and Gunavati.

See Malayaprabha

The son born to Agastya and Lopamudra. His original name was Tridasyu. When Lopamudra was pregnant, Agastya asked her whether she wanted a thousand ordinary persons, or hundred sons each worth ten persons, or ten sons worth a hundred sons each or one son who equaled a thousand sons. Lopamudra asked for one son and this was Tridasyu. He was born after seven years of Lopamudra’s pregnancy. He recited the vedas as soon as he was born. Even when he was a child he would fetch wood for his father’s yajna. Thus he came to be known as Idhmavahana (one who carried firewood)

Swayambhuvamanu had 2 famous sons – Priyavrata, Uttanapada. Priyavrata married the two daughters of Vishwakarma Prajapati – Swarupa and Barhishmati. Idhmajihvan was born to the former. He had nine brothers – Agnidhra, Yajnabahu, Mahavira, Rukmashukra, Ghritaprishta, Savana, Medhatidhi, Veetihotra, Kavi as per Mahadevibhagavata Ashtamaskanda.

Daughter of Manu. As per Taithiriyabrahmana, once Manu got to know that the devas and asuras had conducted an agni ceremony (yajna) and sent Ida to find out whether it was done correctly. Ida found that they hadn’t done so and told Manu that his yajna shouldn’t suffer from the same faults. She volunteered to place the three agnis in the correct places. Manu agreed, started the yajna and the devas prospered.

Later, both the devas and asuras wanted Ida to align with them. Ida chose the devas and as per the Taithiriyasamhita, with her did all living beings.

A daughter of Vayu. She married Dhruva and their son was Ulkala.

Considered a son of Vaivaswatamanu.

Antecedents: Vishnu – Brahma – Marichi – Kashyapa – Vivasvan – Vaivaswatamanu – Ikshvaku. However, as as per Mahabharata Ashwamedhaparva Chapter 4, Vaivaswatamanu – Mahabahu – Prasandhi – Kshupa – Ikshvaku.

Vaivaswatamanu had a total of 16 sons – Manu, Yama, Yami, Revanta, Ashwinis, Sudyumna, Ikshvaku, Nriga, Sharyati, Dishta, Dhrishta, Karusha, Narishyanda, Nabhaga, Prishadhra, Kavi, the last 10 with his wife Shradha, and the others with Chaya.

The Ikshvaku clan originated from Ikshvaku and all the suryavanshi kings belong to it. Since Ikshvaku was born of Kashyapa’s son Vivasvan (Surya) the dynasty is called Suryavansh. As per Devibhagavata Saptamaskanda, Ikshvaku was born from Manu’s spittle. The clan from Ikshvaku to Rama’s sons Lav -Kush is as below.

Ikshvaku had 3 sons – Danda, Vikukshi, Nimi. Vikukshi – Shashada – Puranjaya – Kukulstha – Anenas – Pridhulashwa – Prasenjit – Yuvanashwa – Maandaata – Ambarish. Maandaata had three sons – Ambarish, Purukutsa and Muchukunda and fifty daughters. The daughters were all married by a sage called Saubhari.

Purukutsa – Trasadasyu – Anaranya – Aryashwa – Vasumanas – Sudhanva – Trairyaruna – Satyavrata – Trishanku – Harishchandra – Rohitashwa – Harita – Chunchu – Sudeva – Bharuka – Bahuka – Sagara. Sagara had sixty thousand sons with Sumati and a lone son called Asamanjas with Keshini.

Asamanjas – Amshuman -Dilipa – Bhageeratha – Shrutanada – Sindhudweepa – Ayutayus – Rituparna – Sarvakama – Sudasana – Mitrasakha – Kanmashapada – Ashmaka – Mulaka – Khadwanga – Dirkhabahu – Raghu – Aja – Dasarath. Dasarath had 4 sons – Rama with Kausalya, Bharata with kaikeyi and Lakshmana and Shatrughna with Sumitra. Lav and Kush were born to Rama and Sita.

A river, as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 17.