Bhagadatta
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Bhagadatta, was the son of Narakasura
. He was a king of the city Pragjyotisha in the epic Mahabharata
. In the Battle of Kurukshetra, Bhagadatta fought on the side of the Kauravas. He was very well known to attack his enemies with his elephant in the warfare. In the Mahabharata war, he was involved in a fierce battle with Arjuna on his elephant Supratika. During the course of this battle, Bhagadatta fired an irresistible weapon called Vaisnavastra(Vaishnavastra) on Arjuna. But, Arjuna was saved by the timely intervention of Krishna from death. Krishna let himself to be cushion for that potent weapon, which turned into a garland and fell on Krishna.. Finally, Bhagadatta was killed from an arrow shot by Arjuna
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Narakasura
In Hindu beliefs, Narakasura or Naraka is the asura son of the earth goddess Bhudevi and Lord Vishnu in his Varaha Avatar . In other sources, he is the son of the asura Hiranyaksha. He is said to have established the kingdom of Pragjyotisha in Assam after overthrowing the last of the Danava king...
. He was a king of the city Pragjyotisha in the epic Mahabharata
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
. In the Battle of Kurukshetra, Bhagadatta fought on the side of the Kauravas. He was very well known to attack his enemies with his elephant in the warfare. In the Mahabharata war, he was involved in a fierce battle with Arjuna on his elephant Supratika. During the course of this battle, Bhagadatta fired an irresistible weapon called Vaisnavastra(Vaishnavastra) on Arjuna. But, Arjuna was saved by the timely intervention of Krishna from death. Krishna let himself to be cushion for that potent weapon, which turned into a garland and fell on Krishna.. Finally, Bhagadatta was killed from an arrow shot by Arjuna
Arjuna
Arjuna in Indian mythology is the greatest warrior on earth and is one of the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Arjuna, whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' Arjuna (Devanagari: अर्जुन, Thai: อรชุน, Orachun, Tamil: Arjunan, Indonesian and Javanese: Harjuna,...
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