Studies in the Epics and Puranas c11.22

c11.22

According to the Purāṇas Saṃvaraṇa was the son of Ṛkṣa, and a scion of the Lunar Paurava family.⁸ Kuru is stated to be the son of Saṃvaraṇa through Tapati. The Mahābhārata further gives the story how Saṃvaraṇa obtained Tapati, the daughter of Sūrya, the Sun, through the aid of Vasiṣṭha who was his priest.⁹ The Mahābhārata also mentions that a Pañcāla king overthrew Saṃvaraṇa, that he fled to Sindh and then recovered his kingdom through Vasiṣṭha's help.¹⁰ This episode in the Mahābhārata has been taken by Pargiter to refer to the Dāśarājña.¹¹ The Pañcāla king has been identified with Sudās; Saṃvaraṇa with