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Jarasandha ( Sanskrit: जरासन्ध, romanized : Jarāsandha) is a king featured in the Hindu literature. He is the powerful monarch of Magadha, and a minor antagonist in Mahabharata. He is the son of the king Brihadratha, the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha.
Learn about Jarasandha, the powerful Danava king of Magadha, who was the incarnation of Viprachitti. Find out his birth, power, enemies, and death in the epic Mahabharata.
Apr 28, 2024 · Learn how Jarasandha, a powerful king of Magadha, was born from the fragments of two malformed infants, abandoned by their mothers. Discover how a Rakshasa woman saved and raised him, and how Krishna foretold his fate.
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Jarasandha (जरासंध) was a great and powerful Chandravanshi king of Magadha. He was the son of a vedic king named Brihadratha. He was also a great devotee of Lord Shiva. He enmity with the Yadava clan in the Mahābhārata. There is a famous Jarasandha's Akhara at Rajgir where martial arts were practiced by Jarasandha.
Brihadratha dynasty. According to the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Jarasandha was a powerful king of Magadha. He was son of king Brihadratha, the creator of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha. According to Vayu Purana, the descendants of Brihadratha ruled Magadha for 2600 years followed by the Haryanka dynasty.
Jarasandha was a legendary king of Magadha who had a mythical birth and a strong devotion to Lord Shiva. He fought 18 times with Lord Krishna and was killed by Bhima in a wrestling match.
Feb 17, 2019 · Learn how Bhima, Arjuna, and Krishna disguised as Brahmins and challenged Jarasandha, the invincible wrestler and king of Magadha, in a life and death match. Find out how Bhima tore Jarasandha into two pieces and defeated him with Krishna's help.
