Ruruka

Ruruka

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

Ruruka is a king of the line of Ikshvāku, the son of Vijaya and the father of Vṛka.

His line

Lomaharshaṇa tells the munis the line of Ikshvāku. Hariścandra, who performed the Rājasūya, had a son Rohita; Rohita’s son was Harita, Harita’s son Cañcu, and Cañcu’s son Vijaya, so called because he conquered the earth. Vijaya’s son was Ruruka. Ruruka’s son was Vṛka, a king learned in dharma and artha, and Vṛka’s son was Bāhu.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 8

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 8