[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.520 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.520 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.520 - **Language:** English ### [c5.520](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.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,” - [Previous: c5.519](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.519) - [Next: c5.521](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.521) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Linked texts (2) - [Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) — Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.520](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.520) · Pramāṇa