Āṣāḍa(Ashada) was a king. In Aṁśāvataraṇa-parva (Amsavatarana-parva) of Mahābhārata (Mahabharata) it is said that the Asuras (Asura; One type of the Demon-race) called ‘Krodhavaśa’ (Krodhavasa) incarnated themselves as powerful kings on earth. Āṣāḍa was one of those kings.

Āṣāḍa (Ashada) was one of those kings who were sent invitation to fight on behalf of the Pāṇḍava (Pandava).