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Bahuka (Hinduism)

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Bahuka जितशत्रु
TextsPuranas
Genealogy
SpouseYadavi vijya
Childrenतीर्थांकरअजीतनाथ, Sagara
DynastySuryavamsha

Bahuka (Sanskrit: बाहुक, romanizedBāhuka), also called Subahu, is a king of the Suryavamsha (solar dynasty) featured in Hindu literature.[1]

Legend

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According to the Puranas, Bahuka was the son of Vrika. He was ousted from his throne and driven out of his country by the Haihayas and the Talajanghas.[2] He took refuge in the hermitage of the sage Aurva. His son, Sagara, was born in this hermitage.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Shastri, J. L.; Tagare, Dr G. V. (1 January 2004). The Narada-Purana Part 1: Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 15. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 149. ISBN 978-81-208-3882-6.
  2. ^ Dowson, John (5 November 2013). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History and Literature. Routledge. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-136-39029-6.
  3. ^ Misra, V.S. (2007). Ancient Indian Dynasties, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-413-8, pp. 231-2.