A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1574

c5.1574

SAMVARANA. Son of Riksha, fourth in descent from Ikshwāku, and father of Kuru. According to the Mahā-bhārata he was driven from Hastinā-pura by the Pānchālas, and forced to take refuge among the thickets of the Indus. When the sage Vasistha joined his people and became the Rāja’s family priest, they recovered their country under Kuru.