[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1126 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1126 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1126 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1126) ATITHIGVA. He was a King referred to in the Ṛgveda. He had another name, "Divodāsa". This King had fought several battles against Asuras with the help of Indra. It is said that once, being afraid of the Asuras, he tried to hide himself under the water. (Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 10, Sūkta 53; Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 16, Sūkta 112). - [Previous: c4.1125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1125) - [Next: c4.1127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1127) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1126) · Pramāṇa