Vṛka

Vṛka

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

Devatās

• Vṛka (Agni): the agni that comes from Hari in the second account of creation; from it come the devatās. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 2

People

• Vṛka (son of Ruruka): a king of the Ikshvāku line, learned in dharma and artha, the son of Ruruka and the father of Bāhu. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 8
• Vṛka (son of Kṛshṇa): a son of Śrī Kṛshṇa, born of his wife Mādrī. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 205

Places

• Vṛka (Country): a country of the madhya-pradeśa, the middle region of Bhārata-varsha, named last among its countries. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 27