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Uparichara Vasu
TextsPuranas, Mahabharata
Personal information
Parents
  • Kruti (father)
SpouseGirika
ChildrenBrihadratha, Pratyagraha, Kusambu, Mavella, and Yadunabha
Matsya (adopted), Satyavati
DynastyChandravamsha

Uparichara Vasu (Sanskrit: उपरिचर वसु, romanized: Uparicara Vasu, lit. 'Vasu of the higher regions') is a king featured in Hindu literature, a member of the Chandravamsha (Lunar dynasty).[1] The son of Kruti, he rules over the kingdom of Chedi. He is described to be a friend of Indra and a great devotee of Vishnu in the Puranas.[2] His legend is also described in the Mahabharata.

  1. ^ Vyasa's Mahabharatam. Academic Publishers. 2008. p. 43. ISBN 978-81-89781-68-2.
  2. ^ Books, Kausiki (2021-10-24). Skanda Purana: Vaishnava Khanda: Vasudeva Mahatmya: English Translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books. p. 28.

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