Riksha

THE LIVING ARCHIVE

About Riksha

His grandfather is Hastin, the founder of Hastinapura in the Vishnu Purana sequence. Through Samvarana, Riksha becomes Kuru’s grandfather. Ajamidha also has descendants through Nila, so the later Panchala family belongs to another branch of Riksha’s wider ancestral house.

AT A GLANCE

Identity & Context

Identity: King
Form: Kuru Royal House
Tradition: Puranic Royal Genealogy

Family & Relationships

ParentAjamidha
Ajamidha is the parent of Riksha.
ChildSamvarana
Riksha is the parent of Samvarana.

IN THE TRADITION

Recorded Context

The Branch Through Samvarana

The Mahabharata also makes Riksha the father of Samvarana, the king whose household is driven into exile during a time of disaster and military defeat. With Vasishtha’s help Samvarana later regains royal authority. Those adventures belong to Riksha’s son, while Riksha himself is the preceding link in the family’s descent.

ROLE & ESSENCE

Attributes & Significance

The route through Riksha explains how Samvarana and Kuru remain connected to Ajamidha and the older Paurava house. It is a direct ancestral branch, not an association added simply because the rulers all belong to the same dynasty.

Role

Riksha is Ajamidha’s son and Samvarana’s father in the ancestry of the Kuru royal house. He belongs to the Paurava branch that reaches Kuru through Samvarana.

TRADITION & MEANING

Traditions & Interpretations

A later Riksha appears between Akrodhana’s branch and Dilipa in the ancestry of Pratipa. That later namesake belongs after Kuru and is not this earlier father of Samvarana.