The brother of Rambha, who was the father of Mahisha.

A princess of Kalinga. She was married to the Puruvanshi king Akrodha as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 95 verse 22. Their son was Devatithi.

One of the nine famous sons of Rishabhadeva. He was a yogi and brahmajnani. He gave jnanopadesha in the yajna of the king of Videha as per Bhagavata Skandas 4 and 5.

A king in ancient India.

A region in ancient India as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 69.

A king who bowed before the Magadha king Jarasandha as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 14 verse 13.

A king who belonged to the Ikshvaku dynasty. Iksvaku – Vimsha – Kalyana – Khaninetra – Suvarchas. Suvarchas later became known as Karandhama.

Once Suranchas’ kingdom was plagued by famine and his treasury became empty. His enemies chose this time to attack him and Suvarchas didn’t have an army. He prayed to the gods and clapped his hands. A huge army appeared ready to fight for him, and he defeated his enemies. Since he got ana rmy by clapping his hands (karam dhama) he became known as Karandhama.

His son was the famous king Avikshit as per Mahabharata Ashwamedhaparva Chapter 4.

He was popular in the Yamasabha as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 8 verse 16.

A holy river. She worshiped Varuna in the Varunasabha as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 9 verse 22. Maintaining an upavasa on the banks of this river is equivalent to conducting an ashwamedha as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 85.

Another name for Yuyutsu.

A region in ancient India as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 63.