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King Parikshit hunting Parikshit was crowned by Yudhisthira. Parikshit is the son of Abhimanyu and Uttara, and grandson of Arjuna. [15] [16] According to the Shatapatha Brahmana (XIII.5.4), Parikshita had four sons, Janamejaya, Bhimasena, Ugrasena and Śrutasena. All of them performed the Asvamedha Yajna. [17]
King Yudhishthira crowns Parikshit as the king of Hastinapur, in care of Yuyutsu. In Indraprastha, the Yadava prince Vajra [8] is crowned as the king. Then they start their journey of India and the Himalayas. As the Pandavas leave, a dog befriends them and they take him along for the journey.
Parikshit was a king from kuru lineage. He was the son of Abhimanyu (Arjuna's son) and Uttarā. When he was in his mother's womb, he was attacked and killed by Ashwatthama using Brahmastra. However Shri Krishna revived him and named him Parikshit. After the Pandavas and Draupadi retired for heaven, he was crowned as the new king.
After ruling for 36 years, he renounces the throne and passes the title on to Arjuna's grandson Parikshit. Draupadi and four Pandavas—Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva - die during the journey. Yudhishthira, the lone survivor and being of pious heart, is invited by Yama to enter the heavens as a mortal.
[9] [2] Abhimanyu had gotten his wife pregnant before his death, and she later gave birth to a son, Parikshit. Following the Pandavas' victory in the Kurukshetra War, Parikshit becomes the heir-apparent of Yudhishthira and later takes Yudhisthira's place as ruler of Hastinapura. [2]
During his reign, Yudhisthira duly consulted with and reported to Dhritarashtra on governances. After 15 years, the former king, his consort Gandhari, Queen Mother Kunti, and Prime Minister Vidura decided to retire to the forest, where they pass away years later. These events greatly saddened Yudhishthira and the Pandavas brothers.
Mahabharata Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Language Sanskrit Period Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE–4th century CE Chapters 18 Parvas Verses 200,000 Full text Mahabharata at Sanskrit Wikisource Mahabharata at English Wikisource Part of a series on Hindu scriptures and texts Shruti Smriti List Vedas Rigveda Samaveda ...
The Yaksha Prashna (IAST: yakṣa praśna), also known as the Dharma Baka Upakhyana (the Legend of the Virtuous Crane) or the Akshardhama, is the story of a question-and-answer dialogue between Yudhishthira and a yaksha in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.