Kāśipa

Kāśipa

Kāśa has other meanings too: see all meanings of Kāśa.

Kāśipa is a king of the line of the Kāśī kings, a son of Kāśa, son of Ārshṭisena, and a brother of Dīrghatapas.

In the line of the Kāśī kings

The Brahma Purāṇa tells that Kshatravṛddha‘s son was Sunahotra, whose famous sons were Kāśa, Śala and Gṛtsamada. Śala’s son was Ārshṭisena, and Ārshṭisena’s son was a second Kāśa. This Kāśa had two sons, Kāśipa and Dīrghatapas. The line went on through Dīrghatapas, whose son Dhanva was the father of King Dhanvantari of Kāśī.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 11

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 11