Aṃśa

Aṃśa, “a share, portion”

Aṃśa is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

• Aṃśa: one of the Twelve Ādityas, born to Kaśyapa and Aditi in the Cākshusha manvantara. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 125; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 3

People

• Aṃśa (son of Manu): a son of Manu and the father of Antardhāma, in the line from which Daksha came, as Bhagavān Śiva tells it. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 226