There lived a great and brave king namely Bharat. He joined with the Pândavas in the Kurukshetra war, bringing an akshauhini divison of warriors. One of their ancestors Yayati had two sons – Yadu and Puru. The Mahâbhârata contains many stories about him. Vidura stops Bhishma from … ANGARAPARNA: A Gandharva chief; also known as Chitraratha, who met the Pândavas when they were fleeing from Varanavata after the burning of the lac house. Vichitravirya's two widows begot of … SAÑJAYA: Dhritarâstra's charioteer and secretary. SHALVA: King of Saubha. SHIKHANDHI: Son of Drupada and a reincarnation of Amba. BALARÂMA: Son of Vasudeva and Rohinî. The epitome of womanly skills, she once gave advice on how to serve a husband to Satyabhama, one of Krishna's principal wives. He became quite skilled in archery by worshipping Drona, but he was ultimately cursed by him. Bharat was the son of a king Dushyant and Shakuntala. Since the Mahabharat war and the beginning of kaliyug were important historical events, they have been widely documented in Bhartiya scriptures and … HASTI was married to Yashodhara and Vaikuntha was next in line. He died at Prabhasa during the fratricidal battle among the Yadus. Once while hunting in the forest, Dushyant came to Kanva's ashram and saw Shakuntala. [SB: C2:1,5,6; C3:6]. Below is the list of Kings that ruled Indraprastha during this period. She is thus famous as one of the most chaste ladies in Vedic history. She agreed and they united on an island in the middle of the river, which Parasara shrouded from view by creating volumes of mist. [See SB : Canto 1, Ch 5] Born from the union of Paras'ara Rishi and Satyavatî, he is known as Dvaipâyana because he was born on an island (see Paras'ara). Said to be an incarnation of the moon-god Soma's son. As'vatthâmâ killed him during the night slaughter of the sleeping Pândava warriors. BAHLIKA: Younger brother of Shantanu. Opponents in the battle of Kurukshetrawith their nephews the Pândava's, who were also Kuru's, descendants of Kuru. BHÎSHMA: Son of Shantanu, known as the "grandfather" of the Kurus. He was a commander of the Yadava army and also acted as one of Krishna's advisors [SB C10-38 & 40]. The TV Serial then do not waste any time and land into exploring the life of king Shantanu who became the king of Hastinapur after many generations from Bharat. He is said to be an incarnation of Dyau, the chief Vasu. 44]. More information about him can be found in the Bhâgavata Purâna (S'rîmad Bhâgavatam-Canto 10). His wife's name was Radha, and thus Karna was known as Radheya. HASTI was the one who establised Hastinapur. Drona finally killed him in the Kurukshetra war. The Pandavas and Draupadi climbed the slopes of the Himalayas towards heaven. He led a huge army and concentrated on fighting Arjuna during the Kurukshetra war, having taken a vow to kill him. Yudhisthhira: Eldest Pândava, born from the union of Kuntî and the god Dharma. Krishna sent Bhîma to find the source of the lake. Said to be an expansion of the deity presiding over the Dvapara age (third in the cycle of four ages), he was slain at Kurukshetra by Sahadeva. 4] He is famous as a devotee of Krishna and frequently assists Him in His pastimes on earth. Her origin is described in various Vedic texts, including Bhâgavata Purâna (see SB, Canto 5, Ch. He was killed in a wrestling match with Bhîma. She married Arjuna [SB: 10-86] and they had a son named Abhimanyu. As he ran he encountered a number of powerful Asuras. He was a maharatha (a warrior capable of contending with ten thousand other warriors) warrior renowned for his expertise with a sword. He is said to be an incarnation of the ancient sage Nara. He was killed by Krishna [SB C10-44]. He lived a long life and was an advisor to Dhritarâshthra. He became a leader of the Rakshasas and assisted the Pândavas in the Kurukshetra war. AMBÂLIKÂ: The king of Kâs'î's youngest daughter. 17) and Ramayana [Ramakatha Vahini]. She was abducted by Bhîshma from her swayamvara and married Vichitravirya. The Mahâbhârata contains various stories about his exploits. Our spiritual land was named after him. KAMSA: Maternal uncle of Krishna who usurped the throne from his father, Ugrasena. YADU: Ancient king and founder of the Yadu dynasty, in which Krishna appeared. CHITRASENA: King of the Gandharvas who taught Arjuna the arts of singing and dancing while he was in heaven. Drona was later born from that pot. He was the father of the Kauravas. [SB: C1:4,17,18; C3:3]. Yayati did not ordain Yadu crown prince, though elder, since Yadu was arrogant and wicked. KRITAVARMA: A chief in the Yadu dynasty. He grievously offended Draupadî and the Pândavas, and as a result Bhîma vowed to kill him and drink his blood. DEVAKÎ: Krishna's mother and the wife of Vasudeva, a chief of the Vrishni clan. While I highly recommend that all 3 books - Vishwamitra, Parashuram and Bharat be read in sequence for clarity, each book can be read as a standalone. She died in the forest with her husband and Kuntî. In Sanskrit, Hastinapur translates to 'the City of Elephants' from Hastina (elephant) and puram (city). Shakuntala gave birth to his child who was named by the Sage Kanwa named as Sarvadamana.Surrounded only by wild animals, Sarvadamana grew to be a strong child and made a sport of opening the mouths of tigers and lions and counting their teeth. Bharat is remembered by all for his bravery. He did so during the great war. Bharat, the son of Dushmanth and Shakuntala was the king of Ariyabat and following his name the land name was Bharath. The boatman, fisherman by caste, recognized the king and felt honored to have such a distinguished guest on his boat. GANDHÂRI: Daughter of the king of Gandhara, who became Dhritarâstra's wife. KRIPA (KRIPACHARYA): Son of the sage Saradvan, who was once practicing asceticism in the forest when he saw the Apsara Janapadi. [SB, C10-74] Famous for his adherence to virtue and truth, he is also known as Dharmaraja, as well as Ajatashatru, which means "one who has no enemies." This book of approx. DRAUPADÎ: Daughter of Drupada, king of Panchala, and wife of the five Pândavas. Duryodhan pretends to care for Yudhishthir and informs him that the Kauravas have accepted Dhritarashtra's decision of crowning him, as the King of Hastinapur. Yayati expelled Yadu from the kingdom (who then propagated the Yadav clan in which Krishna took birth after several generations) and the virtuous younger son Puru became the King of Hastinapur. NÂRADA: A celestial sage also known as Devarshi, or the rishi among the gods [see for example: SB - Canto 1 : Ch. Having already committed herself to Shalva, Bhîshma released her. Parikshith, son of Abhimanyu becomes the next king of Hastinapur. Bhîma ran around its perimeter, but could not discover its source. The earth planet has been named after him, and it was common during the Mahâbhârata era to call his descendents by his name. SATYAVATÎ: Mother of Vyâsadeva (from the union with Paras'ara Rishi). He was overjoyed at this and hugged Bharat lovingly. [SB, C10-3] Details of his life and previous births are given in the Bhâgavata Purâna. Yudhishthira becomes the crown king to the throne of Hastinapur He is known by nine other names: Dhananjaya (winner of wealth), Vijaya (always victorious), Svetavahana (he whose chariot is drawn by white horses), Phalguna (born under the auspicious star of the same name), Kiriti (he who wears the diadem), Bhibatsu (terrifying to behold in battle), Savyasachi (able to wield a bow with both hands), Jishnu (unconquerable), and Krishna (dark-complexioned). She married Abhimanyu and their son was named Parîkchit. She was the sister of Vasudeva, Krishna's father. Besides being married to Draupadî, he married a princess of Madra named Vijaya. The Great War of Mahabharat between the Pandavas and the Kauravas happened in 3139 BC. After the war, his sister married Nakula. Bhîshma abducted her from her swayamyara to be his brother's bride. Later Bharat grew into a great king. Later Shakuntala came there and Dushyant realised that Bharat was his son. The story of their marriage and Bharata's birth is recounted in the Mahâbhârata's Adi Parva. He was said to be one of the celestial Vishvadevas incarnating on earth. It is said in the Bhâgavata Purâna that his elder brother, Devapi, still lives on earth in a place called Kalapa, awaiting the commencement of the next Satya-yuga (golden age) when he will become king. Once a rishi named Mandavya was mistaken for a robber. After marrying the blind Dhritarâstra, she covered her own eyes with a cloth for the rest of her life. PARÎKCHIT: Posthumous son of Abhimanyu, the Pândavas installed him as king in Hastinapura when they retired. PÂNDU: Father of the Pândava's born to Vichitravirya's widow queen Ambalika by the grace of Vyâsadeva. She married Arjuna during his one year exile from Indraprastha, only spending one day with him after their wedding. Krishna lifted and threw the lake away and dispersed the Asura's (celestial demon). Said to be an incarnation of the Daitya Samhlada, Yudhisthhira killed him in the war. ALAMBUSHA: A râkshasa who fought for Duryodhana in the Kurukshetra war. Shakuntala gave birth to her child who was n… SUHOTRA was married to Suvarna and he had a son HASTI. SHALYA: Ruler of Madra and brother of Pându's second wife Madri. Hastinapur was where Yudhisthir lost his brothers in the gamble. The life and events happened in his life are quite important to understand the Mahabharat. She worshipped S'iva and obtained a boon that she would kill Bhîshma in her next life. He conquered the western regions of Bharata, before Yudhisthhira's Rajasuya sacrifice. [SB: C1:7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15,17; C3:1,2,3,]. The Bhâgavata Purâna describes the history of his inimical relationship with Krishna. Hastinapur has also been known by other names, such as Gajapuram, Nagapura, Asandivata, Brahmasthalam, Shanti Nagaram and Kunjarpuram, in different ancient texts. The Purânas and Mahâbhârata contain many stories about Durvasa. ULUPÎ: Daughter of the Naga king Kauravya, who became Arjuna's wife. Contains brief the purpose of the Vedic scriptures. 13]. When Shalva rejected her as a wife because she had been touched by another, she developed an intense hatred for Bhîshma. He was killed by Arjuna at Kurukshetra and went to the sun planet. Said to be an expansion of Brihaspati, the celestial seer and preceptor of the gods. EKALAVYA: Son of Hiranyadhanu, a Nishadha tribal chief. That is when a lot of stories of the scriptures and ancient Indian literature came alive. Thus he became Vidura. He asked if he could have union with her, promising that by his mystic power she would not lose her virginity. Bhîma found himself unable to defeat them and he ran to Krishna for shelter. He performed a Rajasuya sacrifice which established him as world emperor. Her birth is described in the Bhâgavata Purâna. SUSHARMA: King of Trigarta and brother of Duryodhana's wife, Bhanumati. Watch Mahabharat - Season 1, Episode 94 - Ep. Dharma becomes the king of Hastinapur. Krishna killed him at Yudhisthhira's Rajasuya sacrifice [SB C10-74]. Abhimanyu's son Parikshit becomes the crown prince. Although the Pândavas' friend, and having a particular friendship with Yudhisthhira, he was tricked by Duryodhana into fighting for the Kauravas at Kurukshetra. KUNTÎ: The Pândavas' mother. PÂNDAVAS: The five sons of King Pându and Queen Kuntî: Arjuna, Sahadeva, Nakula, Bhîma en Yudhisthhira. After that, the regal power of India was divided into several kingships and the Rajpoot kings ruled India for 1,107 years when Mohammad Gori invaded Delhi (Hastinapur) in 1192 AD and became the king. 8 and SB, Canto 9, Chapter 15]. One of the two twin sons of Madri fathered by the Ashvini gods. 94: Yudhisthir Becomes King of Hastinapur, Bhishma Dies: After the mourning period is over, Krishna leads Yudhishthir to … Due to his performance of sacrifice and asceticism at the site, the place known as Kurukshetra, named after Kuru, is considered sacred. ARJUNA: Third son of Pându and Kuntî, begotten by Indra. 18.000 verses describes the importance of bhakti-yoga as everything and for everybody and also the whole life of Lord Krishna and other avatâra's of Vishnu. He was slain by Drona. Gandhar – Mahabharata’s Gandhar is currently situated to the west of River Sindhu in Sindh, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. [See SB, Canto 1, Ch. AKRÛRA: Krishna's uncle and a famous Vrishni. 3. AGNIVESHA: A rishi who underwent severe austerities on Mount Mahendra. He became king in Hastinapura after Pându retired to the forest. He conquered southern Bharata before Yudhisthhira's Rajasuya sacrifice. KURUKSHETRA: ['Field of labor'] A holy pilgrimage place going back to the oldest Vedic times; close to present New Delhi in India. He said to Bhîma, "This lake was contained in Kumbhakarna's skull, the Rakshasa killed by Râma in a previous age [see Ramakatha Rasavahini-2, Ch. 8]. DUSHASHANA: Duryodhana's eldest brother and one of his inner circle of close advisors. Later on Bhagwan Mahaveer’s Samavasharan also visited Hastinapur, after listening the spiritual precepts of Bhagwan, King Shivraj of Hastinapur accepted Jainism and he made a Stoopa in the memory pf Bhagwan Mahaveer. He became a commander in Duryodhana's army during the Kurukshetra war. His father, Vridhakshetra, then cursed whomever would cause his son's head to fall to the ground to himself die, his own head shattering into a hundred fragments. PARASARA: A powerful rishi, grandson of Vasishta, who fathered Vyâsadeva by conceiving him with Satyavati when she was still a maiden. All three die in a forest fire, few years later. BHARATA: A king in the dynasty of the moon-god (all kshatriyas are descendents either of Candra, the moon-god, or Sûrya, the sun-god) who ruled the earth for thousands of years. She was named Prithâ at birth, but became better known as Kuntî after being raised by Kuntibhoja. This is an inetresting tale of kings yet to come a prediction by Vedavyasa the names of the kings and their prospective rule along with the number of years they ruled is amazingly accurate when compared to the actual history . GHATOTKACHA: The son of Bhîma and the Rakshashi Hidimbi. All his brothers attributed their success to Krishna. Known as the celestial treasurer. According to a dramatized version of the events by the poet Kalidasa, the king Dushyanta married Shakuntalaon his hunting expeditions in forests.
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