Nahuṣa
mythological figure · 2 works · 10 mentions · 11 anchored passages
Nahuṣa's race
in the texts
Rigveda
Legendary ancestral king whose clan is led by Āyu.
You, O Agni, the gods made the first living one for Āyu, the lord of the clan of Nahuṣa.
may the wide and good domain of that one come forward, and the remainder of the flowing, surging Nahuṣa.
perceiving the wealth of the abundant world, she has yielded milk and ghee for Nahuṣa.
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Ancient king invoked as precedent for consecrating Yayāti.
"For in the morning your father, King Daśaratha, will consecrate you to the office of crown prince with loving delight, even as Nahuṣa once consecrated Yayāti.
Ambarīṣa's son was Nahuṣa, of true valour;