Back ঋতুপর্ণ Bengali/Bangla Rituparna French ऋतुपर्ण Hindi ಋತುಪರ್ಣ Kannada ऋतुपर्ण (अयोध्या के सूर्यवंशी राजा) MAI ऋतुपर्णः Sanskrit ரிதுபர்ணன் Tamil
| Rituparna | |
|---|---|
| Texts | Mahabharata |
| Region | Ayodhya |
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| Dynasty | Suryavamsha |
Rituparna (Sanskrit: ऋतुपर्ण, romanized: Ṛtuparṇa) is a king of Ayodhya featured in Hindu literature. Belonging to the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty),[1] he appears in the legend of Nala and Damayanti in the Mahabharata. He employs Nala in the stables and the kitchen, under the alias of Bahuka.[2][3]
- ^ Brodbeck, Simon (2019). Krishna's Lineage: The Harivamsha of Vyasa's Mahabharata. Oxford University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-19-027917-2.
- ^ Patel, Deven M. (7 January 2014). Text to Tradition: The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia. Columbia University Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-231-16680-5.
- ^ Dowson, John (5 November 2013). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History and Literature. Routledge. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-136-39029-6.