Vrishaketu did not exist as per the Epic. All the sons of Karna were killed in war. It was Vajra the great grandson of Krishna who was coronated as the king of Indraprastha by Pandavas. Parikshit became the king of Hastinapur.
8 of 9 sons of karna had got virgati(killed) in Mahabharata War. Only Vrisketu was alive and he became very dear to the arjun and all pandavas knowing karna was pandava's elder brother. He became the king of ang desh , and indraprastha was also under his control.
Yudhishthira. Yudhishthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, IAST: Yudhiṣṭhira), also known as Dharmaputra, is the eldest among the five Pandavas, and is also one of the central characters of the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. He was the king of Indraprastha and later the King of Kuru Kingdom in the epic.
Nopes, Karna's sons were all dead by the time Kurukshetra was done and dusted. Anyhow Karna's sons were far older than Arjuna's kids. Karna's grandsons were more in training age at that point (after war) and no Arjuna trained Parikshit but not Karna's grandsons.
Following Krishna's departure and death, Yudhishthira and his brothers retired, and left the throne to their descendant as they made their final journey of pilgrimage to the Himalayas. Before bidding their farewells, Yudhishthira named Vrishaketu as the king of Indraprastha without his knowledge.
Karna's son, Vrishasena attacked Nakula, who had to escape in Bheema's chariot. Seeing Vrishasena attack his family, an angry Arjuna launched a fierce attack on him. He let loose a volley of arrows that broke down Vrishasena's defence and killed him.
The forest was home to the Nagas, who had received protection from God Indra, Arjun's father. Indra had not only vowed to protect the Nagas but also made it such that the surrounding land would not receive any rain and remain barren so that no humans settle there.
Granting Karna these 2 wishes, Krishna tells him that he will be reborn as the Saivite saint Siruttontanayanar or the Little Devotee in his next life and that he will sacrifice his own son as food to the God Siva and reach moksham.
2. Did Krishna cry when Karna died? Yes. Lord Krishna wept at Karna's death because Karna was kind, loyal and understood his dharma but was just unlucky.
The Tamil play Karna Moksham depicts a character named Ponnuruvi as his wife, while the regional Kashidasi Mahabharata refers to her as Padmavati. In modern literature, particularly in Shivaji Sawant's novel Mrityunjay, Karna is portrayed as being married to two women—Vrushali and Supriya.
In the modern day version of the Mahabharata, nine sons of Karna are mentioned—Vrishasena, Chitrasena, Satyasena, Sushena, Shatrunjaya, Dvipata, Banasena, Prasena and Vrishaketu.
Many people believe Ashwatthama is still alive as one of the 7 immortals (Chiranjivis) and will return at the end of Kali Yuga with Lord Kalki . So, in spiritual belief—yes, he's alive.
Vyasa describes Indraprastha as a utopia – an ideal example of how cities should be planned and functioned in the epic. According to the epic, the city housed a grand palace, wide roads, lush green gardens, water elements. The Royal Palace is described as a brilliance of beauty and structure.
It was passed to Indra, then to Parashurama. Lord Parashurama gifted the bow to Karna. Special Powers - No weapon could harm the warrior who had the Vijaya. Vijaya Dhanush is described in certain Puranas having a dark colour with a bluish hue.
Karna, as always, was his partner-in-crime and while Bhanumati happily married Duryodhana, Supriya was smitten by his best friend and chose him as her husband. It is believed that on Karna's passing, Supriya climbed into his pyre and performed sati while Vrushali continued to live on as a widow with her son Vrishaketu.
Arjuna had several wives, namely, Draupadi, Subhadra (Krishna's sister), Ulupi and Chitrangada. He had four sons from his wives, namely, Srutakirti, Iravan, Babruvahana and the great warrior prince, Abhimanyu.
The location of Indraprastha is uncertain, but the Purana Qila in present-day New Delhi is frequently cited and has been noted as such in texts as old as the 14th-century CE.
The Bala Kanda mentions that Gautama spots Indra, who is still in disguise, and curses him to lose his testicles. Gautama then curses Ahalya to remain invisible to all beings for thousands of years, fast by subsisting only on air, suffer and sleep in ashes and be tormented by guilt.
The Pandavas were happy in Indraprastha. To avoid rivalry amongst themselves, they had come to a decision to have Draupadi divide her time equally between the five brothers. When she was alone with one of them and if any other should intrude on their privacy, he must go on a pilgrimage to do penance.
According to the Mahabharata, Karna was a demon named Dambhodbhava in his previous life. He was extremely evil and powerful, and had received a boon from the Sun God according to which he got 1,00 kavachas (armours) that could only be destroyed under certain circumstances.
Abhimanyu, The great son of Arjuna, not only defeated Karna, he killed his brother in front of his eyes and then later, as usual, Karna fled the battlefield. (Yes, Karna had a history of fleeing from the battlefield).
Karna Biggest mistake of his life was his donation of own kavach kundal to indra. According to Mahabharata dron parv ch 180, krishna told Arjuna that if Karna had his kavach -kundal then he could win over three worlds along with all deity.
There are variations concerning Karna's participation: in some Northern Recensions, Draupadi exercises her autonomy and refuses to marry Karna on the grounds that he is a suta (a caste lower than the Kshatriya), which seeds a hatred for her in Karna that later manifests during the dice game; in most others, including ...
Karna is one of the central figures in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the first son of Kunti, and was thus half brother to the Pandavas, and the eldest of them. Although Duryodhana of the Kauravas appoint him king of Anga, his role in the legend far exceeds the importance of a king.
Shakuni's wife was named Arshi, and she lived in Gandhara. After Shakuni left to Hastinapur, she is believed to have stayed there, managing the kingdom's affairs with their 3 sons.
