Daśaratha

Daśaratha

Daśaratha 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

• Daśaratha: the king of Ayodhyā of the Sūryavaṃśa, son of Aja and father of Rāma, Bharata, Lakshmaṇa and Śatrughna. Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa, Chapters 5–21; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, Chapters 1–65; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 5–6, 9–10, 273

Named in passing

• Daśaratha the first: the Ikshvāku king of the Satya Yuga, son of Harivarmā and father of the first Dilīpa, told on Pratisarga Itihāsa. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 1
• Daśaratha of the Sātvata line: the son of Navaratha and father of Śakuni, a king of the Yadu line, told on Yadu Vaṃśa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 24; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 3