Amshuman

Amshuman
Amshuman talks to an elderly woman
TextsRamayana, Puranas
RegionAyodhya
Genealogy
ParentsAsamanjasa (father), Ambujakshi (mother)
ChildrenDilipa
DynastySuryavamsha

Amshuman (Sanskrit: अंशुमान्, romanized: Aṃśumān) is a king of the Suryavamsha dynasty in Hinduism. The son of Asamanjasa, Amshuman becomes the king of Ayodhya after the death of his grandfather, King Sagara. Amshuman's grandson, Bhagiratha, brings the flow of the Ganges down from heaven.

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