Dantavakra

Dantavakra
TextsMahabharata, Puranas
RegionKarusha

Dantavakra (Sanskrit: दन्तवक्र, lit. 'crooked-teeth') is the king of Karusha in Hinduism. Dantavakra is the third and last birth of Vishnu's gatekeeper, Vijaya, while his brother Jaya is Shishupala.[1][2]

  1. ^ Kulkarni, Shripad Dattatraya (1992). The Epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa Samsodhana Mandira (Bhishma). p. 238. ISBN 978-81-900113-6-5.
  2. ^ Gupta, Ravi; Valpey, Kenneth (2013-03-26). The Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living Tradition. Columbia University Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-231-14999-0.