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Ikshvaku (Sanskrit: इक्ष्वाकु "Sugarcane", pāli: Okkāka) was the first king of the Ikshvaku dynasty and founder of the Solar Dynasty of Kshatriyas in Vedic civilization in ancient India.
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In Hinduism
Ikshvaku was the first King to implement the Manusmriti, or the religious rules of Hindu living composed through divine inspiration, and from the Vedas by his father. He is remembered in Hindu scriptures as a righteous and glorious king. In some versions, he is the son of Vaivasvata Manu (formerly the Emperor Satyavrata of Dravida), one of the two central characters along with the Lord Matsya incarnation of Lord Vishnu in the Matsya Purana. He is born to Manu after the deluge which sends the King's ship to the top of the Malaya Mountains in the Dravida country. [1][2]
In Vedic History
Ikshvaku was perhaps one of the earliest monarchs of India, and played a pivotal role in the transformation of the ancient Vedic religion into modern Hinduism and its propagation throughout India.
In Jainism History
Ikshvaku clan said to began from the 1st Tirthankar Rushabdev who is regarded as the first King on the earth of this Avsarpini cycle. Ikshvaku name of this clan was given by Lord Saudharmendra. When Tirthankar Rishabhdev was one year old, Lord Saudharmendra came to Rishabdev's father, Nabhi for formalizing the family name. He carried sugarcane in his hand and baby Rishabh was sitting in his fathers lap. When Rishabh saw the sugarcane he eagerly extended his tiny hands to grab it. Lord Saudharmendra gave the sugar-cane to the baby and seeing his affinity for sugarcane, he formally named the family as Ikshvaku.[citation needed] Most Thirthankaras of Jainism belong to the House of Ikshvaku, and few from other clans.
House of Ikshvaku
Across the length and breadth of Greater India, numerous royal families have claimed to have belonged to the so-called House of Ikshvaku, which was the synonymous with the Solar Dynasty. Great kings like Bhagiratha and Dasaratha were also kings in the line before Lord Rama.
References
- ^ http://www.dharmakshetra.com/avatars/Matsya%20Purans.html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=IQwXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA341&lpg=PA341&dq=Malaya+Manu+Matsya&source=web&ots=n3yoFHIe9H&sig=l2ogGObTKvnjsIf_Xj34gZrFtYM&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result
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