Parikshit
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Parīkṣit was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period. Along with his son and successor, Janamejaya, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the arrangement of
Parikesit in the Javanese wayang kulit shadow theatre
King Parikshit hunting
Parikshit was crowned by Yudhisthira.
Sage Shukdeva narrating the story of Krishna to Parikshit
Janamejaya
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Janamejaya was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period. Along with his father and predecessor Parikshit, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the arrangemen
Parikshit
…परीक्षित्, IAST: Parīkṣit) was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period (12th–9th centuries BCE). Along with his son and successor, Janamejaya, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the arrangement of Vedic hymns into collections, and the development of the orthodox…
Depiction of Janamejaya in the Razmnama
The sage Vyasa and King Janamejaya
Parikshit bitten by Takshak from Razmnama.
The snake sacrifice of Janamejaya, as Astika tries to stop it