• Bharath clan of Aryans was the most powerful Aryan community in India
  • one of its very powerful rulers was Divodas
  • after his death, his son Sudas was appt as next Rajan
  • Sudas had to take very impt. decision i.e. appt of head priest
  • he appt Vasishtha as head priest and overlooked claim of Viswamitra
  • Viswamitra humiliated, persuaded 10 kings to fights with Sudas
  • fought on banks of river Parushani
  • Sudas defeated Dasrajan
  • annexed their areas and named them after his clan, i.e. Bharatvarsha