Rāshṭrapāla

Rāshṭrapāla · rāshṭra-pāla, “the protector of the realm”

The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa names Rāshṭrapāla in the account of the Śukla line and the kshatriya lines after it. He is the son of Kālabhoja and grandson of Guhila. Rāshṭrapāla left his ancestral seat and worshipped Śāradā Devī, giver of all auspiciousness, and gained Vaishṇavī śakti. Pleased with his tapas, Śāradā Devī gave him the most delightful city named Mahāvatī, protected by Maṇideva. The wise King Rāshṭrapāla ruled ten years in that city. He had two sons, Vijaya and Prajaya. Prajaya, later printed Jaya and Jayapāla, did tapas to Śāradā Devī on the bank of the Gaṅgā and received from her the city of Kānyakubja; as Jayapāla he ruled ten years. Those born in his family are the Rāshṭrapālavaṃśīya kshatriyas. Sūta tells this.

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 3