Kāśika

Kāśika

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

Kāśika is a king of the Kāśī line, the son of Suhotra and the father of Dīrghatapas. The Brahma Purāṇa calls him a speaker of truth.

In the line of Vitatha

Vitatha, whom Bharadvāja gave to Bharata, had five sons: Suhotra, Suhota, Gaya, Garga and Kapila. Suhotra’s sons were Kāśika, speaker of truth, and the king Gṛtsamati. Kāśika’s son was Dīrghatapas (Kāśeya, the son of Kāśika), and Dīrghatapas’s son was the learned Dhanvantari. Dhanvantari’s son was Ketumān, his son Bhīmaratha, and his son Divodāsa, lord of Vārāṇasī.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13