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Written by London swaminathan

Article no. 1726; dated 17 March 2015

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Sage Vaisampayana wanted to tell the full Maha Bharata story to king Janamejaya. He approached the king with great interest and enthusiasm. But the king rejected his proposal outright saying that he was too busy for such stuff. This did not dampen the enthusiasm of Vaisampayana.

“No problem there are 18 Parvas/Sections. I will just narrate to you only one Parva”.

Janamejya gave him a curt reply. “Sorry Vaismpayana. I have no time. I am very  busy”.

Vaisampayana was very persistent. He said to the king, “No Problem. I will just recite only one chapter”.

Janamejaya was very rude now, “how many times do I have to tell you I am very busy”.

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Sage Vaisampayana was the embodiment of patience. He insisted, “No Problem. I will tell you just one couplet (sloka) from the one hundred thousand couplets”.

“OK, Ok. That is fine, just one Sloka. Hope that would not take much of my time. Please go ahead”, said the king.

Vaisampayana did not miss the opportunity. He began, “King Duryodana raided the Pandava territory and took the cows. That was the reason for the great war. At last Duryodhana died in the battle field. Finito!”

I am finished, God Bye, said Vaisampayana.

Hang on. Duryodhana was a great king. Why did he raid for cows? It does not sound correct, said Janamejaya.

Vaisampayana was very happy that he kindled his enthusiasm. Then he gave him the reason for the cattle raid.

Then Janamejaya asked some more sub questions on the same topic. Vaisampayana started narrating the full epic. Janamejaya listened to him with pin drop silence.

Mahabharata, the longest epic in the world with 100,000 couplets, 200,000 lines with approximately one million words, will captivate anyone! Any modern problem can be compared to one of the problems already narrated in the epic. And there is a solution to all the problems of the world too!

No Pain, No Gain!

(Source: Moksha Sadhana Rahasya by Subrahmanya Siva, Year 1925.)

Eight Janamejayas and Five Krishnas!!

Krishna-Arjuna

Dictionary Of Indian Kings – Part 11

 

Compiled by london swaminathan

Post No: 1598: Dated 23 January 2015


First part of the article –146 kings beginning with letter ‘A’.

Second part– 65 Pandya Kings of Madurai+ Puranic Kings

Third part — 122 kings beginning with letter ‘B’

Fourth Part- 43 Kings of Vijayanagara Empire + 34 Kings under letter C.

Fifth Part – 106 Kashmiri Hindu Kings

Sixth Part – 30 Satavahana  Kings  + 136 Kings underletter D.

Seventh Part –  35 Tamil Pandya Kings of Sangam Age.

Eighth Part – List of Chera (Kerala) 22 kings of Sangam Age+  Kings listed under E (3),G(37) & H(28)=68kings

160 Kings in Rig Veda published here on 23rd November 2014.

Ninth Part- 39 Choza Kings of Tamil Nadu

Tenth Part- 104 kings from Cambodia, Champa, Sri Vjaya and Pallava

 

11th part:Under ‘I’  13 kings+ Under ‘J’ 40 kings+ Under ‘K” 147 kings are listed.

So far 1320 Kings were listed

 

Kings names under I,J,K from R Morton Smith’s book:

 

i1)IBHAVANT, FATHER OF PRATIDARSA – 1180 BCE

i2)IKSVAKU MANAVA – 1840 BCE

i3)IKSVAKAU KSAUPA- 1840

ILA MANAVI- 1840

 

i4)ILAVILA NABHAGI -1220 BCE

ILINA, DAUGHTER OF MEDHATITHI- 1220 BCE

i5)INDRA VAIKUNTA – 1090 BCE

i6)INDRA VRSABHUTA

i7)Indradyumna, a king who earned the wrath of Agastya

i8)Indradyumna, a king who went to Swarga and came back

i9)Indravarma – king of Malawa, whose elephant’s name was Ashvattama. The death of the elephant changed the course of Mahabharata war!!

 

i10)INDRABHA KAURAVA -1050

i11)1INDRADHANVAN BANI -1230

INDRASENA, WIFE OF BRAHMISHTA- 1210

INDRASENA PARIKSITA

i12)INDROTA DAIVAPI SAUNAKA – 895 BCE

i13)ISIRATHA OF GADHI- 1390


mahabharat

j1)JAGANDHARA SATYABHAMEYA

j2)JAGANDHARA BHAIRATHA

 

j3)JAHNU KAUSIKA -1480 BCE

j4)JAHNU KAURAVA – 1250

JAIMINI, PUPIL OF VYASA -975 BCE

j5)Jalasandha- A descendant of Madhuvamsha, fought the war on Kaurava side.

 

JAMA ,FATHER IN LAW OF SUDYUMNA

JAMADAGNI ARCIKA BHARGAVA – 1344

j6)JAMADAGNI SUNASEPHA -1260 BCE

j7)JAMBAVANT RKSRAJA-1110

JAAMBAVATI ROHINI, WIFE OF VISVAKSENA, 1080 BCE

j8)JANANISADA -1130 BCE

JANADEVA JANAKI

j8)JANKA OF MITHILA – 1500 BCE

j9)JANAKA OF VIDEHA – 810 BCE

j10)JAANAKI KRATUJIT RAJANI – 880 BCE

j11)JAANAKI AYASTHUNI – 750 BCE

j12)JANAKI JANADEVA –

 

j13)JANAMEJAYA VAISALI – 1100 BCE

j14)JANAMEJAYA III PARIKSITHA – 955

j15)JANAMEJAYA SATYAKARMANAANAVA -1425 BCE

j16)JANAMEJAYA VISVAJIT ANAVA -830

j17)JANAMEJAYA PAURAVA – 1760 BCE

j18)JANAMEJAYA  DURBUDHDHI NIPA – 1025

j19)JANAMEJAYA KAURAVA -1230

j20)JANAMEJAYA MAUNEYA -1400 BCE

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j21)JANASTAMBA SAURA -1250

j22)JANTU PURUDVAHA

j23)JANTU PANCHALA – 10354 BCE

JARAN, PROPEER FORM JANA

JARANDHARA

 

j24)JARASANDHAOF MAGADHA- 1035

j25)JAYA VAIDEHA – 550 BCE

j26)JAYA KSHATRADHARMANA- 1530 BCE

JAYA DASARHI, WIFE OF  BHUVAMANYU

j27)JAYADHVAJA YADAVA ARJUNI– 1330

j28)JAYADRATHA– ANAVA -910

j29)jayanta VARSHABA -1120

j30)jayasena, King of Avanti, Father of Kunti

j31)jayashva – Panchala king, klled by Asvattama

JAYANTI, MOTHER OF AJAMIDHA –1375 BCE

j32)JAYATSENA KSATRADHARMANA-  1400

j33)JAYATSENA SARVABHAUMA PARAVA – 1140

j34)JAYATSENA OF MAGADHA – 812

j35)JAYATSENA OF BUDHDHA -590 BE

 

j36)JETR MADHCCHANDASA – 1240 BCE

j37)JIIMUUTA VAIDARBHA – 1150 BCE

j38)JITAARI PAURAVA – 1325

JVALANA, WIFE OF RCEPU TAKSAKI -1560

j39)JYAMAGHA PARAVRTA YADAVA – 1320 BCE

j40)JYESTHAMITRA SUGNA

pandavas

k1)KABANDHA ATHARVANA -950 BCE

k2)KACCHAPA  VAIVAMITRA

k3)KAIKEYA – 940 BCE

KAIKEYI, DAUGHTER OF KAIKEYA

 

k4)KAISIKA VAIDARBHA -1270 BCE

k5)KAKSASENA PARIKSITA – 920

k6)KAAKAVARNIN OF MAGADHA – 370

k7)KAKSEYU BHADRASVA

k8)KAKSEYU PAURAVA

KAKSIVANT DAIRGATAMASA – 1215 BCE

k9)KAKSIVANT  PAJRIYA – 11240 BCE

k10)KAKUDMIN RAIVATA – 1360

k11)KAKUSTHA AIKSVAKAVA – 1800 BCE

k12)KAALAANALA  SAABHAANARI-1500 BCE

k13)KAALAASOKA KAKAVARNIN – 421

KAALI ,DAUGHTER OF VASU- 1170

KAALI SATYAVATI – 1035 BCE

k14)KAALINDI MITRAVINDA –

 

KAALINDI, WIFE TO APRATIRATHA TAMSU -1510

k15)KALINGA BALEYA –

k16)KALMAASAPAADA MITRASAHA

KAAMALI RENUKA- 1325

KAAMAPRI -1340 BCE

k17)KAMBALABARHIS ANDHAKI YADAVA -1150

k18)KAMBALABARHIS MARUTTA -1380

k19)KAMPILA BHARMYASVA –  1220

k20)KAMSA AUGRASAYINA – 1000

KAMSAVATI AUGRASAYINA – 1000

 

k21)KANAKA DAURDAMA YADAVA – 1408 BCE

k22)KANAKA PAURVADYA – 1250 BCE

k23)KANAKA VARANTA YADAVA – 1100 BCE

k24)KANAVAKA SAURA -1180

k25)KANCANA KAUSIKA – 1520 BCE

k26)KAANCANAVARMAN

 

k27)KANDARIIKA DVIVEDIN – 1080 BCE

k28)KANKA SUNAMAN -950 BCE

KANVA APRATIRATHA -1490 BCE

KANVA AJAMIDHA 1330

k29)KAPI BHARATA – 1120 BCE

k30)KAPI VISNUVRRDHA

k31)KAPILA SAURI

k32)KAPILASVA AIKSVAKAVA – 1610 BCE

k33)KAPOTAROMANYADAVA – 1130 BCE

k34)KARAMBHA VAIDARBHA – 1030 BCE

 

k35)KARENUMATI CAIDYA – 975

k36)KARKOTAKA NAGA -1370

k37)KARNA ANAVA ANGI – 970

k38)KAARTA YADAVA -1510

kartavirya 1375 BCE, listed under Arjun Karavirya

k39)Kashiraja: King of Kasi; father of Amba, Ambika, Ambalika

 

k40)KARUSA MANAVA 1510

k41)KAASA SAUNAHOTRA – 1550

k42)KASIKA VAIDARBHA – 118

k43)KASYAPA MARICA – 1250 BCE

k44)KATIYA VAISVAMITRA – 1250 BCE

KAUSALYA, WIFE OF dASARATHA

KAUSALYA. WIFE PF BHIMA

KAUSALYA WIFE OF PURU

k45)KAUSIKA SAURI

 

k46)KAUSIKA PIPPILADI – 875 BCE

k47)KAUSIKA LAUMAPADA  VAIDARBHA – 1160

k48)KAUSIKA CANDA GAUTAMA – 1180 BCE

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KAUTALYA VISNU GUPTA CANAKYA

k49)KAVERI YAUVANASVI – 1480

k50)KAVYA SAINAJITA NIPA – 1300

k51)KAVYOVADHI BHANGASVINA- 1360

k52)KEKAYA SAIBYA ANAVA -1320 BCE

k53)KESIDVAJA JANAKA -980

k54)KESIN KUMARA (JAINA) -460

KESINI VAIDHARBI, WIFE OF SAGARA

KESINI, WIFE OF SUHOTRA – 1500

KESINI, WIFE OF AJAMIDHA – 1350 BCE

k55)KETUMANT  DHANVANTAREYA – 1460 BCE

k56)KETUMANT KSAIMA KASYA – 1220 BCE

k57) Ketuvarma: Son of Trigarta king Susharma and brother of Suryavarma. Arjuna killed Suryavarma

k58)Kritavarma:  A Yadava of Bhoja lineage; son of Hrdika

KEVALA, EPITHET OF DUNDHUMANT

k59)KHANDIKYA JANAKA -980 BCE

k60)KHANITRA PARAJANEYA -1420

k61)KHANINETRA PRAJANEYA – 1340 BCE

k62)KHARANDHAMA PRAJANEYA – 1320 BCE

k63)KHARANDHAMA TAURVASA – 1315

k64)KHARAVELA OF KALINGA – 175

k65)KINNARASVA AIKVAKAVA – 715.

k66)KIRTIMANT ROHITASVA -1050

k67)KRTIMAANT SAURA -945

k68)KIRTIRATHA VAIDEHA – 1240

k69)KRATHA VAIDARBHA – 1270

k70)KRATHA KAURAVA – 1110

k71)KRATUJIT RAJANI VAIDEHA – 880 BCE

k72)KRKANA YADAVA – 1175 BCE

k73)KRMI YADAVA -1180

k74)KRMI AUSINARA 1444

KRMILASVA

KRMILASVA

k75)KRODHAVASA GANA

k76)KROSTRU YADAva – 1640

KRPI, sister to krpa

k77)KRPA satyadhrta – 1030

k78)KRASASVA VAISALA – 1140

k79)KRSASVA AIKSVAKAVA – 1540

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k80)KRSNA ARJUNI YADAVA – 1380

k81)KRSNA SYAMA/WESTERN KRSNA- 1115

k82)KRSNA VASUDEVA -980

k83)KRSNA DVAIPAYANA VYASA – 1050- 980

k84)KRSNA ANDHRA – 188 BCE

 

k85)KRTA DVIMIDHA – 1060

k86)KRTA KSATRADHARMANA – 1490

k87)KRTA CYAVANA KAURAVA – 1205

 

k88)KRTADEVA VAISVAMITRA – 1270

k89)KRTADHARMAN  KSATRADHARMANA – 1350

k90)KRTADHARMAN DHARMANETRA -1530

k91)KRTADHVAJA JANAKA -1000

k92)KRTAAGNI KAAKI YADAVA – 1370

KRTAKSANA KRTIA

k93)KRTANJAYA AIKSVAKAVA – 600

k94)KRTAROMAN MAHAROMAN

 

k95)KRTASARMAN VRDDHASARMAN NABAGI –

k96)KRATAUJAS KANAKI YADAVA -1370

KRTAVARMAN KANAKI YADAVA -1370

KRTAVIRYA KANAKI YADAVA -1370

 

k97)KRTAVIRYA, FATHER IN LAW OF AHAMPATI – 1620

k98)KRTAYAJNA KAURAVA 1205

k99)KRTI VAIDEHA – 398

k100)KRTIRATA VAIDEHA – 1160

KRTVI, WIFE TO  ANUHA – 1120

k101)KSATRA YAUDAJITA YADAVA – 1120

k102)KSATRADHARMAN AYAVA -1600

Kshatranjaya:Kshatra Varma:Kshatra Dharma: sons of Dhristadyumna; killed by Drona

 

k103)KSATRAUJAS OF MAGADHA – 545

k104)KSEMAVRDDHA AYAVA -1600

k105)KSEMA RAKSASA

k106)KSEMA ALARKI KASYA – 1240

k107)KSEMA KSEMYA – 1010

k108)KSEMA OF MAGADHA – 781

k109)KSEMA OF VATSA – 390

k110)KSEMA OF KALINGA -900

k111)KSEMADHANVAN AIKSVAKAVA -1300

k112)KSEMADHARMAN OF MAGADHA – 400

KSEMADHRTVAN

KSEMADHURTI

KSEMAJIT

k113)KSEMAPI VAIDEHA – 770

KSEMARI

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k114)KSEMYA AUGRAYUDHA – 1010

k115)KSIPTA SAURA -1180

k116)KSUDRAKA AIKSVAKAVA – 485 BCE

k117)KSUPA PRAMSAVA -1400

k118)KUBERA VAISRAVANA- King of Yakshas; Treasurer of Gods.

k119)KUBARA OF KALINGA – 950

k120)KUKSI AIKSVAKAVA

k121)KUKSIMITRA VASUDEVA

k122)KUKURA ANDHAKI YADAVA -1170

k123)KULAKA AIKSVAKAVA – 460

k124)KUMARASENA PRADYOTA – 500

KUMBHAKARNA

k125)KUMBHANAHA BALEYA -1250

k126)KUMUDA KANAKA

k127)KUNALA MAURYA -254

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k128)KUNDALA KAURAVA 1090

k129)KUNDIKA KAURAVA – 1170

KUNI VAIDEHA – 970

KUNTI KARTA YADAVA –

KUNTI VAIDARBHA 1250

k130)KUNTI bhoja

k131)KURU SAMVARANA – 1280

k132)KUSA, SON OF RAMA – 1040

k133)KUSA BALAKASVA – 1380

k134)KUSA MANIVAHANA CAIDYA – 1170

k135)KUSADVAJA VAIDEHA – 1050

k136)KUSAGRA OF MAGADHA – 1150

k137)KUSANABHA,SON OF KUSA – 1360

k138)Kuru: ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas; son of Samvarata and Queen Tapti

k139)Kurushadhipali: ancient king who abandoned his kingdom for the sake of truth.

k140)Kushambu/ manivahana: son of King Uparichara

k141)KUSARAKA RAUHINEYA

k142)KUSASVA KAUSIKA – 1360

KUSITAKA

KUSMANDA

k143)KUVALASVA DUNDHUMARA AIKSVAKAVA -1640 BCE

K144)KUVALASVA VAIDEHA BAHULASVA – 418

k145)KUVALASVA  RTADVAJA -1290

k146)KUVALAYASVAk

k147)Kuvalayaksha: another name of Dundhumara; son of Brihadasva.

 

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