Ikshvaku

In ancient India, Ikshvaku (Sanskrit; ikṣvāku, from Sanskrit ikṣu; Pali: Okkāka), one of the ten sons of Shraddhadeva Manu, was the first king of the Ikshvaku dynasty, known as the "Suryavansha", and the kingdom of Kosala in ancient India.[1] According to the Vishnu Purana, he had a hundred sons,[2] among whom the eldest was Vikukshi. Ikshvaku's another son, named Nimi, founded the Kingdom of the Videhas.[3] Lord Rama belonged to the Suryavansha or Ikshvaku dynasty.[4]

For other uses, see Ikshvaku (disambiguation).
Ikshvaku
Chanting Brahmins and King Ikshvaku proceed to heaven
DynastyIkshvaku
Father Vaivaswata Manu
MotherShraddha
ReligionHinduism

Origin

King Ikshvaku was the son of Satyavrata also called Shraddhadeva Manu, the king of Dravida kingdom.[5] According to the Vedas, Ikshvaku was the protector of the five territories of Panchajanah who were non-sacrificing pre-Aryan and non-Aryan people. The Atharvaveda and Brahmanas associate the Ikshvakus with the non-Aryan people, that is they are different from the Vedic Aryans who composed hymns of the four Vedas.[6][7] F. E. Pargiter has equated the Ikshvakus with the Dravidian peoples.[8]

In Bhagavatha Purana

Ikshvaku and his ancestor Manu are mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana (Canto 9, Chapter 1),

yo ’sau satyavrato nāma
rājarṣir draviḍeśvaraḥ
jñānaṁ yo ’tīta-kalpānte
lebhe puruṣa-sevayā

sa vai vivasvataḥ putro
manur āsīd iti śrutam
tvattas tasya sutāḥ proktā
ikṣvāku-pramukhā nṛpāḥ

he who was known as Satyavrata
the saintly king of dravida desa
one who received spiritual knowledge at the end of period of last Manu
by rendering service to the Supreme

became known as Vaivasvata Manu, the son of Vivasvan
in the period of next manu
I have already heard from you that his sons
were many kings, headed by Iksvaku

See also

References

Citations
  1. Thapar 2013, p. 308-309.
  2. John Garrett (1975). A Classical Dictionary of India. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 259. GGKEY:YTLNG1DG7JN. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. Subodh Kapoor (2004). A Dictionary of Hinduism: Including Its Mythology, Religion, History, Literature, and Pantheon. New Delhi: Cosmo Publications. p. 171. ISBN 978-81-7755-874-6. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. Peter Scharf. Ramopakhyana - The Story of Rama in the Mahabharata: A Sanskrit Independent-Study Reader. Routledge, 2014. p. 559.
  5. Jagdish Lal Shastri, Arnold Kunst. Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology, Volume 9. Motilal Banarsidass, 1976. p. 1125.
  6. Indian History Congress. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Parts 1-2. pp. 32–33.
  7. Ram Chandra Jain. Ethnology of Ancient Bhārata. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, 1970. p. 18.
  8. Ram Chandra Jain. Ethnology of Ancient Bhārata. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, 1970. p. 21.

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