A sage king and the lord of the countries Śairīṣaka (Shairishaka) and Mahottha (Mahottha). Akrośa was defeated by Nakula during the westward journey of conquest that preceded the Rājasūya yajña (Rajasuya yajna) organised by Yudhiṣthira (Yudhisthira). The Haridasa Siddhantabagisha edition of Mahābhārata (Mahabharata) reads Akrośa (Akrosha) as Akrodha.