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Raghu (Sanskrit: रघु, romanized: Raghu, lit. 'Quick') is a ruler of the Suryavansha dynasty in Hinduism . [ 1 ] According to the Raghuvamsha , he is the son of King Dilīpa and Queen Sudakshina.
Nov 27, 2017 · The name Raghu itself means fast one derived from his chariot riding abilities. He was a great heroic personality in his time. So Lord Rama got Patronymic name from him.
It narrates, in 19 sarga s (cantos), the stories related to the Raghu dynasty, namely the family of Dilipa and his descendants up to Agnivarna, who include Raghu, Dasharatha and Rama. The earliest surviving commentary written on the work is that of the 10th-century Kashmiri scholar Vallabhadeva. [2]
The epic describes the history of the kings Dileepa, Raghu, Aja, Dasharatha, Sri Rama, Lava and Kusha. It also describes the twenty kings from Nala up to Agnivarna. Raghuvamsha depicts our ancient, historical culture and tradition.
Raghuvaṃśa (Sanskrit: रघुवंश) or Raghukula is a legendary [1] Indian dynasty, primarily featured in Hindu scriptures such as the Itihasa s and the Purana s. It is considered to be an offshoot of the Sūryavaṃśa or the Ikshvaku dynasty lineage of kings, tracing its ancestry to the sun deity Surya.
Raghu was a famous king of the Suryavanśa and a distinguished scion of the Ikṣvāku race. He was the great-grandfather of Śri Rāma . After him, the race itself came to be known as Raghuvaṅśa.
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It was after the reigning of a key King namely Shri Raghu, great grandson of King Dilipa who occupied the first throne in the Ikshavaku race, that the title Ikshavaku Dynasty disappeared and came to be called as Raghuvamsa (Raghu’s race).
