SURYA-VANSA, or Solar race, or race of the sun, was a race of Kshatriyas, descended in three lines from Ikshwaku. The Surya-vansa, as col lated from the lists of Sir William Jones, Professor Wilson, Colonel Tod, and Hamilton, conunenced with Marielli.
, Kasyapa, a Muni, married Aditi, who was Daksha's daughter.
Vaivaswata or Surya, the sun.
Sradha Deva or Vaivaswata (the sun), king of Ayodhya.
lkshwaku in the B.C. 3500 Jones, 2200 Tcxl.
Friusep says from Ikshwaku sprang the two Solar dynasties of Ayodhya (Quala) and Maithala (Tirhut). In the Oudh dynasty we find •Haris chandra king of India, Bhagirathi, who brought down th'e Ganges. In that of Tirhut, Swadhaja, the father of Sita, who married Rama, the last of the line of Oudlt in the Dwapar-yuga or bra,zen age.
The third Solar line of Vesala was also descended from Sradha Deva Vaivaswata (the sun), king of Ayodhya, and father of lkshwakg ; in this line occurred Trinaviodhu, father of Brabira, who married Visvarawa Muni, and Besabiraja or Visala, who founded Vaisali (Allahabad).
Mr. Dowson says the elder branch of the Solar race, which reigned at Ayodhya, was descended from Jkshwaku through his eldest son Vikukshi ; the younger dynasty, which reigned at Mithila, was descended from Nimi, another sort of Ikshl.vaku. Amongst others of the Ayodhya line were Saty avrata, Dasaratha, Rama, Nala ; and of the Mithila line were Krita, Vijaya.
Rama, king of Oudh, was the 34th in descent from Ikshwaku, son of Vaivaswata Muni, the son of the sun. lkshwalat was therefore grandson of the sun. The existing Rajput tribes of the Solar race claim descent from Lava and Kush, the two elder sons of Rama. They are the present princes of Mewar, Jeypore, Marwar, Bikenir, and their numerous clans.—Prinsep ; Dowson.