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Shantanu (Sanskrit शंतनु, śhantanu, also शांतनु, or śāntanu) was a Kuru king of Hastinapura in the epic Mahabharata. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, of the Lunar dynasty and great-grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Shantanu thus became the king of Hastinapura kingdom.
Who is the king of Hastinapur after Bharat?
Bhumanyu was the son of Bharata and ancestor of the Kuru dynasty. He ruled from Hastinapur. He was either the biological son of Bharata and Sunanda or was adopted after a great sacrifice. His successor was Suhotra.
Who was the father of Shakuntala?
Vishwamitra
Shakuntala | |
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Family | Vishwamitra (father) Menaka (mother) Kanva (adoptive father) |
Spouse | Dushyanta |
Children | Bharata |
Who named Bharat to India?
India’s real name is Bharat and it was kept after the name of Bharat Chakravarti the eldest son of First Jain Tirthankar & it is said that it is solely gift of Jainism in terms of name Bharat and its original source of Civilisation of Bharat today called India.
Who was Shakuntala and Dushyant?
Dushyanta (Sanskrit: दुष्यन्त) was a great king of India Indian literature. He was the husband of Shakuntala and the father of the Emperor Bharata. He appears in the Mahabharata and in Kalidasa’s play The Recognition of Sakuntala ( c. 300 CE).
Who is the son of Shakuntala?
Bharata
Dushyant met his wife Shakuntala while on an excursion from his kingdom at the hermitage of sage Kanva. Dushyanta and Shakuntala had a son named Bharata who went on to become an emperor.
What is the story of Bharata?
Bharata was a legendary emperor of India, and is referred to in Hindu and Jain theology. He was the son of King Dushyanta of Hastinapura and Queen Śakuntalā and thus a descendant of the Lunar Dynasty of the Kshatriya Varna. Bharata had conquered all of Greater India. It was the custom in ancient India that when a man got his daughters…
How many sons did King Bharata have?
King Bharata was an unconventional ruler. He ruled his empire more like a democracy giving control to his citizens. Usually, a king’s eldest son inherits his kingdom. Bharata had many sons. Mahabharata mentions about nine sons born of his three wives.
What is the meaning of Bharata clan in Mahabharata?
The Bharata clan mentioned in Mahabharata is a Kuru clan which is a sub-clan of the Puru clan. According to the Mahābhārata ( Adi Parva ), Bharata was the son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala and thus a descendant of the Lunar dynasty of the Kshatriya Varna.
Who gave the name Bharadwaja to Bharata?
The Maruta gods adopted the boy and named him Bharadwaja. When the wives of Bharata killed all their sons, the Marutas gave Bharadwaja to Bharata. Bharadwaja, also known as Vitatha, became the king.