Janamejaya (Sanskrit: जनमेजय) was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period. Along with his father and predecessor Parikshit, he played a...

cultural force in the middle Vedic Period during the reigns of Parikshit and Janamejaya, but declined in importance during the late Vedic period (c. 900 – c. 500...

Vedic period (12th–10th centuries BCE). Along with his son and successor, Janamejaya, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the...

visiting Janamejaya, Utanka invoked the ire of that Kuru king, which was directed at its full force, towards Takshaka and the Naga race. Janamejaya started...

who reigned during the Middle Vedic period. He is also grandson of King Janamejaya (through his son Shatanika). He succeeded his grandfather. He was succeeded...

legend, Sarpa Satra or Snake sacrifice was a yagna performed by King Janamejaya of the Kuru Kingdom who had ascended to the throne of Hastinapura upon...

Akrodhana II Devatha Thi II Riksha III Dilipa Ana Swan II Parikshit II Janamejaya III Bheemasena Pratiksha Pratipa Shantanu Chitrāngada (son of Shantanu...

Hastinapura and first King of Vatsa kingdom. He was the descendant of Janamejaya and the ancestor of Udayana of Vatsa. During the excavation of Hastinapur...

from entry within the Guruvayur Temple. According to legend, the king Janamejaya conducted a sacrifice to destroy all the snakes of the world including...

stops King Janamejaya from sacrificing and eventually decimating the serpent race (Sarpa Satra). This sacrifice was performed by Janamejaya to avenge the...

Takshashila by the sage Vaisampayana, a disciple of Vyasa, to the King Janamejaya who was the great-grandson of the Pandava prince Arjuna. The story is...

Simhasanapuri ' a place associated with Janamejaya, he was great-grandson of Pandava hero Arjuna. According to mythology Janamejaya had lived in Simhasanapuri during...

Naimisha Forest after first having been narrated at the sarpasatra of Janamejaya by Vaishampayana at Taxila. It includes an outline of contents from the...

Kalanara came a son named Srnjaya. From Srnjaya came a son named Janamejaya. From Janamejaya came Mahasala; from Mahasala, Mahamana; and from Mahamana two...

saved the life of a serpent Takshaka, the king of snakes, when the king Janamejaya organized a snake sacrifice known as Sarpa Satra, where he made great...

as King Puru and Janamejaya were once defeated by Ravana of Lanka. Puru (contemporary to Suryavanshi Emperor Mandhatri) Janamejaya I Prachinwan (contemporary...

the sword went to Parikshit, and from Parikshit, it went to Janamejaya. From Janamejaya, it went to his son Satanika. Satanika, who studied the Vedas...

16th century Texts Mahabharata, Puranas Genealogy Parents Yayati (father) Sharmishtha (mother) Spouse Kaushalya Children Janamejaya Dynasty Chandravamsha...

Dushyanta Ekalavya Gandhari Ganga Ghatotkacha Hidimba Hidimbi Iravan Janamejaya Jarasandha Jayadratha Karna Kichaka Kindama Kripa Krishna Role in the...

Mahabharata, described as the wife of Kuru King Parikshit, the mother of King Janamejaya (who was the grandson of Abhimanyu) and the great-grandson of Arjuna the...

Two key figures of the Kuru state were king Parikshit and his successor Janamejaya, who transformed this realm into the dominant political, social, and cultural...

during his post-war military campaign for Yudhishthira's Aswamedha Yajna. Janamejaya, a Kuru king in Arjuna's line, conquered Takshasila, probably then ruled...

Painting depicting Vyasa and the king Janamejaya....

verses to Vaishampayana. He is regarded to have recited the epic to King Janamejaya at his sarpa satra (snake sacrifice). The Harivamsha Purana is also recited...

tail who on refusing to do so were cursed to die at the serpent-yajna of Janamejaya. Ananta was saved by Brahma who directed him to go to the nether world...

her sister Vinata. Condemned to burn with numerous brothers in King Janamejaya's snake sacrifice, he sought refuge with the devas, participating in the...

worship of Shakti. It is believed that the text was spoken by Vyasa to King Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit. The title of the text, 'Srimad Devi Bhagavata or...

legendary heroes such as Rama, Keshava, Arjuna, Bhimasena, Nabhaga, Nahusha, Janamejaya, Sagara, Yayati and Ambarisha. Gautamiputra Satakarni, a Telugu language...

Astika saved the life of the serpent Takshaka. This occurred when the king Janamejaya organised a snake sacrifice known as the Sarpa Satra, where he made great...

development of the Kuru state were the king Parikshit and his successor Janamejaya, transforming this realm into the dominant political and cultural power...