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बाह्याश्वन् (bAhyAzvan)

 
पुराणम्
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बाह्याश्वन् / BĀHYĀŚVAN. A king of the pūru dynasty. He was the son of King Purujāti. Five sons were born to bāhyāśvan called mukula, sṛñjaya, bṛhadiṣṭha, yavīnara and kṛmila. These five sons became famous as Pāñcālas. Of these, the family of mukula became the Maukulyas, who were having temples and were of two classes. A son named pañcāśva was born to mukula. A son named divodāsa and a daughter named ahalyā were born to pañcāśva. ahalyā got with child from the hermit Śāradvata and gave birth to a son named śatānanda. (agni purāṇa, Chapter 278).