Ṛkṣadeva(Rikshadeva) is the son of Śikhaṇḍī (Sikhandi). Elsewhere he is also mentioned as Kṣatradeva. In Droṇaparva(Dronaparva) of Mahābhārata (Mahabharata), we find the description of the chariot and the horses of the son of Śikhaṇḍi. It is mentioned that the lotus-coloured horses from the land of Vāhlīka (Vahlika), carried his chariot.