![]() ![]() Vrihadkshatra and Chekitana were 2 of his notable sons. Many of Dhrishtaketu's sons participated in the Kurukshetra War, participating on both sides. Dhrishtaketu and his brothers and sons participated in the Kurukshetra War, where they all were killed.ĭhrishtaketu was the ruler of Kekeya, and his wife was Shrutakirti, a Yadava who was the daughter of Shurasena. His sister Karenumati was married to Nakula. Dhrishtaketu became the king of Chedi after his father's death and became an ally of the Pandavas. These children, including the eldest son Duryodhana, came to be known as the Kauravas.ĭhrishtaketu was the son of Chedi king Shishupala, who was a cousin of Krishna. Dhritarashtra was born blind and became father to 100 sons and one daughter Dushala by his wife Gandhari (Gāndhārī), and another son Yuyutsu by Sughada, his wife's maid. He was born to Vichitravirya's first wife Ambika. In the epic Mahabharata, Dhritarashtra is the King of Kuru Kingdom with its capital Hastinapur. Chitra was killed by Prativindhya on the 16th day, whereas Chitrasena was killed by Shrutakarma on the same day. Both of them sided with the Kauravas in the Kurukshetra War. On the 18th day, he was killed by Duryodhana.Ĭhitra and Chitrasena were brothers and the 2 kings of the Abhisara Kingdom. He also rescued Nakula from the clutches of Duryodhana. Chekitana was described to be a valorous warrior, who fought with warriors like Susharma, Kripacharya and Dronacharya. ChekitanaĬhekitana was the son of Kekaya king Dhrishtaketu and Queen Shrutakirti, a Yadava. Chitrasena was able to achieve this by narrating to her the story of the Pandavas and the bravery of Arjuna. When Urvashi cursed Arjuna to remain a eunuch for life, it was Chitrasena along with Indra who mediated with her to reduce the tenure of her curse to a single year. Chitrasena began his classes soon and the two also became good friends. He wanted Arjuna to be trained by the king of the Gandharvas, Chitrasena. Indra foresaw that Arjuna would have to spend one year at King Virata's palace as a eunuch, during which time he would need the knowledge of music and dance. Chitrasena was the King of the Gandharvas who prevented the Kauravas from putting up their camp near the pond where he himself had encamped.Ĭhitrasena was also introduced in the epic in the Vana Parva, as a teacher of music by Indra. ![]() When Bhima was fought with Srutayu, Asoka brought the chariot to Bhima.Ĭhitrasen appeared twice in the epic. Because of his loyalty, Aruni is also known as Gurubhakta Aruni. The latter lying in the breach of the embankment to prevent the water from entering it. After a long time, Aruni had not returned. Dhaumya sent Aruni to stop the water from entering the embankment. Once a flood took place in the fields of the ashram (school). Aruni was a disciple of sage named Dhaumya. In the Mahabharata, Aruni appeared in the Adi Parva. His 4 children included Iravan, Babruvahana, Abhimanyu and Srutakarma. He was the 3rd of the Pandava brothers and was married to Draupadi, Ulupi, Chitrāngadā and Subhadra at different times. Arjuna was the son of Pandu and Kunti in the Kuru Kingdom. Arjuna plays the listener's role in Bhagavad Gita. AgastyaĪrjuna is one of the major characters in Mahabharata. After the incident, Adrika was liberated from her curse and returned to heaven. After 10 month, some fishermen caught her, cut open her womb and found two children - Matsyagandha and Matsya. Once she came in contact with the semen of Uparichara and impregnated herself. Adrika, as a fish, lived in the river Yamuna. He was also the descendant of Romapada, the king of Anga and brother-in-law of Dashratha's descendant Shighra, king of Ayodhya.Īdrika was an apsara, who was cursed to become a fish and only to be liberated when she gives birth to a human. As the Bhagavata Purana, Adhiratha descended from Yayati and therefore was related to Krishna. He was also the leader of all Sutas and royal charioteers. AdhirathaĪdhiratha was the foster father of Karna and the charioteer of Bheeshma. He is believed to be an incarnation of Varchas, son of Chandra. He was killed unfairly on the 13th day of Kurukshetra War. He was a disciple of his maternal uncles Krishna and Balrama. He was born to the third Pandava prince Arjuna and Yadava princess Subhadra, who was also Krishna's sister.Abhimanyu was the son of third Pandava prince Arjuna and Yadava princess Subhadra. Abhimanyu is a legendary warrior from the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata.
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