A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.520

c5.520

DIVO-DĀSA. 1. A pious liberal king mentioned in the Rig-veda, for whom it is said that Indra demolished a hundred stone cities, meaning perhaps the mythological aerial cities of the Asuras. 2. A Brāhman who was the twin-brother of Ahalyā. He is represented in the Veda as a “very liberal sacrificer,”