Alarka

Alarka

Alarka 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.

People

• Alarka, A King & Son of Madālasā: the son of Madālasā, a king trained in rājadharma who received ātma-vidyā from Dattātreya; the Brahma Purāṇa gives him as a king of Kāśī, son of Vatsa, ever young by the grace of Lopāmudrā, who slew Kshemaka. Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, Chapters 18–41; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 17; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 11, 13, 180
• Alarka (father of Jaigīshavya): the father of Jaigīshavya, who married Ekapāṭalā, the youngest daughter of Himavat and Menā. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 34