King Sagara

In Hindu mythology, Sagara (Sanskrit: सगर; IAST: Sagara) is a prominent king of the Suryavansha dynasty in Satya Yuga. He has two wives, one a princess of the Vidarbha, and the other from royal lineage of Sivi, and is an ancestor to Bhagiratha, Dasharatha and Rama.

Birth and Origin of the Oceans

In the Treta Yuga, Bahu, the King of Ayodhya, was defeated and driven out of his kingdom by the Haihayas, the Talajanghas, the Yavanas (Greeks), the Pahlavas (Iranians), Shakas (Scythians), Kambhojas and the Paradas, and he died of old age near the hermitage of Sage Aurva, grandson of Brahmarshi Bhrigu. Bahu's younger wife was pregnant with his child and his older wife, out of jealousy, fed her junior with poison before she immolated herself. The birth of the child was delayed by seven years, until Aurva used his ascetic powers and speeded the process. The queen eventually gave birth to a son who held poison in his hand, hence he was called Sagara (Sa=with, Gara=poison).

Aurva raised Sagara and trained him in the Vedas and in weapons. When he grew up, Sagara asked his mother about his origins. Upon hearing how his father perished in misery due to the Mlecchas, Sagara roared in rage.

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Sagara

Sagara may refer to:

People

Sagara (ethnic group), a people of Tanzania

Sagara (Vedic king), Ikshvaku dynasty

Sagara clan (Japan), a clan of 16th century Japan

Sagara Souzou, a leader of the Sekihotai military unit during the Boshin War

Sousuke Sagara, the protagonist of the anime and manga series Full Metal Panic

Sanosuke Sagara, a fictional character in the manga and anime series Rurouni Kenshin

Sagara (Dragon King), one of the eight dragon kings (Hachidai ryuuou) of Buddhism

Michelle Sagara, an author who also writes under the pseudonyms of Michelle West and Michelle Sagara West

Places

Sagara, Shimoga District, a city in Shimoga District in Karnataka, India

Sagar, Yadgir district, a village in Yadgit District in Karnataka, India

Sagara, Kumamoto, a village in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Sagara, Shizuoka, a village in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Sagara (Tanzanian ward), an administrative ward in Tanzania

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Sagara people

The Sagara (or Sagala) are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Morogoro Region, southern Dodoma Region, and parts of Iringa Region in Tanzania. In 1987 the Sagara population was estimated to number 79,000 .

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Sagara (Tanzanian ward)

Sagara (Tanzanian ward) is an administrative ward in the Kongwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 18,197.