A king of Videha. He shone at Yudhishtira’s court and gave him 14000 horses as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva.

A vishwadeva as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 91 verse 31.

A king in Janaka’s dynasty. He was the son of Vijaya and the father of Shunaka as per Bhagavata Navamaskanda. He had seven beautiful daughters. But they were disenchanted with the palace even while they were children and began living in the cemetery. They were of the opinion that the body was just a symbol of mortality and left their bodies for vultures and wild animals to pick apart. They attained salvation thus as per Kathasaitasagara Madanamanjukalambaka Taranga 2.

Also known as Kaksheyu. The puruvanshi king Raudrashwa and the apsara Mitrakeshi. He had nine brothers – Richeyu, Sannateyu, Kriteyu, Chiteyu, Sthandileyu, Dharmeyu, Sammiteyu, Ritheyu, Matinara as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 94 verse 10.

A famous snake as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 35 verse 11.

One of the ashtadasha puranas.

A famous snake, son of Kadru as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 65 verse 41.

The second avatar of Vishnu.

A son of Vishwamitra as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 4 verse 53.

When Krishna and Balarama came to Mathura, Kamsa had designated a few wrestlers to kill them. One of them was Kuta. The others were Chanura, Mushtika, Shala, Kosala as per Bhagavata Dashamaskanda.