Rituparna (Sanskrit: ऋतुपर्ण, romanized: Ṛtuparṇa) is a king of Ayodhya featured in Hindu literature.
Belonging to the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty),[1] he appears in the legend of Nala and Damayanti in the Mahabharata.
She sent a Brahmana named Sudeva to act as her messenger to Rituparna, inviting him to her second svayamvara, which was to take place the following sunrise.
Observing a tree in the forest, Rituparna was able to offer a precise count of the number of leaves and fruits upon it.
After they reached Vidarbha, after a series of tests, he realised that the second svayamvara was a scheme by Damayanti, ultimately to reconcile with her husband, Nala.