Bahuka (Hinduism)

Bahuka (Sanskrit: बाहुक, romanized: Bāhuka), also called Jitashahtru, is a king of the Suryavamsha (solar dynasty) featured in Hindu literature.^[1]

Bahuka or Jitashatru
Texts	Puranas
Genealogy
Spouse	Yadavi or Vijyadevi
Children	Ajitanatha, Sagara
Dynasty	Suryavamsha

For the Mahabharata king who bore the alias Bahuka, see Nala.

Legend

According to the Puranas, Bahuka was the son of Vrika. He was ousted from his throne and driven out of his country by the Haihayas and the Talajanghas.^[2] He took refuge in the hermitage of the sage Aurva. His son, Sagara, was born in this hermitage.^[3]