- (Sanskrit: खाण्डव वन, IAST: Khāṇḍava Vana) or
Khandavaprastha (Sanskrit: खाण्डवप्रस्थ; IAST:
Khāṇḍavaprastha) is a
forest mentioned in the epic Mahābhārata...
-
befriended a Nāga
named Takshaka and
lived with him in the area of
Khandavaprastha along with his
family and friends, but when the
Pandavas came there...
- the Pandavas. Agni, the god of fire,
wanted to
devour the
forest of
Khandavaprastha, to
regain his
power and splendor. He had
enlisted the help of the...
-
built environment. The
mythical city is
sometimes also
referred to as
Khandavaprastha or
Khandava Forest, the
epithet of a
forested region situated on the...
- Parik**** is also
recorded by
another episode when the
Pandavas conquered Khandavaprastha (now
known as Indraprastha).
Takshaka is the head of snakes, who was...
-
Dhritarashtra bifurcates the kingdom,
giving Hastinapura to
Duryodhana and
Khandavaprastha to Yudhishthira. Shakuni, Gandhari's brother, was a
master of dice...
-
establish their domain in
Khandavaprastha, a
barren land. The
Pandavas accepted the
proposal and
transformed Khandavaprastha into the
magnificent city...
-
himself and
Duryodhana and gave the barren, arid and
hostile lands of
Khandavaprastha to the Pandavas. The
Pandavas successfully developed their land and...
- Yudhishthira,
especially after the
Pandavas along with
Krishna transformed Khandavaprastha to Indraprastha. Moreover,
Yudhishthira performed the
Rajasuya Yagna...
- was
groomed as the new heir to the throne.
Kamyakavana Dvaitavana Khandavaprastha JAINI,
PADMANABH S. (1999). "PĀṆḌAVA-PURĀṆA OF VĀDICANDRA: TEXT AND...
