Kāśirāja

Kāśirāja, “the king of Kāśī”

Kāśirāja is a name used for more than one king in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

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• Kāśirāja, Ally of the Pāṇḍavas: the king of Kāśī who fought for the Pāṇḍavas at Kurukshetra. Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Rathātiratha-Saṃkhyāna Parva, Chapters 165–172
• Kāśirāja of the Krīḍā Khaṇḍa: the king of Kāśī in the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa, who brought the child Mahotkaṭa to Kāśī. Gaṇeśa Purāṇa, Krīḍā Khaṇḍa, Chapters 12–72