Vāsishka

Vāsishka was a Kushan emperor, who seems to have had a short reign following Kanishka II. His rule is recorded as far south as Sanchi, where several inscriptions in his name have been found, dated to the year 22 (The Sanchi inscription of "Vaksushana"-i.e. Vasishka Kushana) and year 28 (The Sanchi inscription of Vasaska-i.e. Vasishka) of a Kushan era.

References

"Ancient Indian Inscriptions", S.R. Goyal, 2005
"From Persepolis to the Punjab: Exploring Ancient Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan", Elizabeth Errington and Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, 2007.
The Crossroads of Asia: Transformation in Image and Symbol", Elizabeth Errington and Joe Cribb, 1992.

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Vāstoṣpati

("house-protector", an inflected compound of vāstos, the Genitive of vāstu "house" and pati "lord") is a Rigvedic deity presides over the foundation of a house or homestead, addressed in RV 7.65. It is also a name of Rudra.

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