Brihadratha
Brihadratha (बृहद्रथ) or Maharatha was a Chandravanshi King of Magadha of the Paurava race, son of Uparichara (Vasu) of Chedi Kingdom.
Jat Gotras from Brihadratha
History
He was the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty (c. 1700–799 BC), the earliest ruling dynasty of Magadha. According to the Mahabharata and the Puranas, he was the eldest of the five sons of Vasu, the Kuru king of Chedi.[1] and his queen Girika. The name of Brihadratha is also found in the Rigveda (I.36.18, X.49.6).[2]
Harsha Charita[3] mentions ....The fate of a Yavana king was encompassed by the holder of his golden chowrie, who read the letters of a document reflected in his crest jewel. By slashes of drawn swords Viduratha's army minced the avaricious Mathura king Brihadratha while he was digging treasure at dead of night.
Successors of Brihadratha
All the Puranas mention his brother (or son) Kushagra, as his successor. Kushagra was succeeded by his son Vrishava (or Rishava). Pushpavanta (or Pushyavanta or Punyavanta) was the son of Vrishava. Pushpavanta was succeeded by his son Satyahita (or Satyadhrita). Satyahita's son was Sudhanvana (or Sudharmana, Dharmatma of Dhanusha). Dhanusha was succeeded by his son Sarva (or Urja or Jatu or Jahu or Jantu). Sarva was succeeded by his son Sambhava. According to the Agni Purana, Sambhava was succeeded by his son Jarasandha, the noted warrior king mentioned in the Mahabharata. But all other Puranic genealogical lists mention the name of Brihadratha again between either Jantu and Jarasandha or Sambhava and Jarasandha. Jarasandha was succeeded by his son Sahadeva who was killed in the Kurukshetra war[1]
In Mahabharata
Adi Parva, Mahabharata/Mahabharata Book I Chapter 63 mentions:
And Vasu had five sons of great energy and immeasurable prowess. And the emperor installed his sons as governors of various provinces.
- "And his son Vrihadratha was installed in Magadha and was known by the name of Maharatha.
- Another son of his was Pratyagraha;
- and another, Kusamva, who was also called Manivahana.
- And the two others were Mavella, and
- Yadu of great prowess and invincible in battle.
- महारथॊ मगध राड विश्रुतॊ यॊ बृहद्रथः
- परत्यग्रहः कुशाम्बश च यम आहुर मणिवाहनम
- मच छिल्लश च यदुश चैव राजन्यश चापराजितः Mahabharata (1.63.29)
बार्हद्रथपुर
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[4] ने लेख किया है .....बार्हद्रथपुर (AS, p.622) महाभारत काल में गिरिव्रज (राजगृह, बिहार) का एक नाम था, इसका उल्लेख महाभारत, सभापर्व में हुआ है- 'विवेश राजाद्युतिमान् बार्हद्रथपुरं नृप, अभिषिक्तो महाबाहुर्जारासंधिर्महात्मभि:'सभापर्व, 24, 44. जरासंध की राजधानी होने के कारण गिरिव्रज को बार्हद्रथपुर अर्थात् 'बृहद्रथ के पुत्र' - 'जरासंध का नगर' कहा जाता था।
हिन्दी में एक लेख
बृहद्रथ नाम के कई राजा हुए हैं और इनका उल्लेख भिन्न-भिन्न स्रोतों से प्राप्त होता है। इन राजाओं का उल्लेख इस प्रकार से है-
- बृहद्रथ नाम के एक राजा को षोड्शराज मांधाता ने मारा था।
- एक और कुरुवंशी बृहद्रथ पौरव नाम से विख्यात हुआ। उनकी षोड्शराज में गणना की गई। वह अंग देश का प्रजावत्सल-प्रतापी नरेश था। उसने कई अश्वमेध यज्ञ किए और शिक्षा तक अक्षर (वेदज्ञ) ब्राह्मणों को प्रचुर दान दिया। उसकी यशोगाथा में कवियों ने गान (छन्द) रचे थे।
- बृहद्रथ एक प्राचीन युग का प्रतापी राजा भी था, जो मृत्यु लोक से देवलोकवासी हुआ। यमराज के प्रासाद में उसकी उपस्थिति मानी गई थी।
- असुर सूक्ष्म का अवतार और इस जन्म का महाभारत युगीन बृहद्रथ नामक एक राजा। वह द्रौपदी के स्वयंवर में अन्य राजाओं के साथ उपस्थित हुआ था।
- बृहद्रथ एक अग्नि का नाम भी है, जो प्रनिधि का पिता और आंगिरसों में से एक है।
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Misra, V.S. (2007). Ancient Indian Dynasties, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-413-8, pp.129-36
- ↑ Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972). Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p.102
- ↑ The Harsha Charita of Bana/Chapter VI
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.622
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