Emperor Bharata (Sarvadamana)

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About Emperor Bharata (Sarvadamana)

Son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala, an exceptionally powerful emperor after whom the Bharata lineage is named.

Stories Featuring Emperor Bharata (Sarvadamana)

8 tales on this site name Emperor Bharata (Sarvadamana), in canonical reading order.

• Ancient BeginningsThe Earth's Plea, the Descent of the Gods, and the Sages Who Began the TellingAdi Parva ‧ 22 min
• The King and the Hermit GirlDushyanta and ShakuntalaAdi Parva ‧ 19 min
• Kanva of the MaliniThe sage who raised ShakuntalaAdi Parva
• Bharata, the All-TamerThe emperor who chose worth over bloodAdi Parva
• The Golden PloughThe sacrifice a king held because the one he wanted was forbidden himVana Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Savitri Mantra of SalutationsBhishma gives Yudhishthira the roll of names to be said at dawnAnushasana Parva ‧ 21 min
• The Names That Cleanse SinAsked what destroys sin, Bhishma answers with a litany of gods, rivers, mountains, sages and kingsAnushasana Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Fourfold Religion of CompassionBhishma on abstaining from meat, and the kings who kept the vowAnushasana Parva ‧ 24 min

Places in Emperor Bharata (Sarvadamana)'s Story

Drawn from the stories Emperor Bharata (Sarvadamana) appears in.

• Banks of the Malini Riverमालिनी नदी
• Hastinapurहस्तिनापुर
• Brahmalokaब्रह्मलोक
• Naimisharanyaनैमिषारण्य
• Chediचेदि
• Kanva Ashramaकण्व आश्रम
• Dvaitavanaद्वैतवन
• Dwaitavana Sacred Lakeद्वैतवन सरोवर
• Kurukshetraकुरुक्षेत्र
• Amaravatiअमरावती
• Gangaगङ्गा
• Himavatहिमवत्

Related Characters

Others counted among the Kuru Dynasty.

• ✦Pritha (Kunti)
• ✦King Dushyanta
• ✦Shakuntala
• ⚔︎Bhishma
• ∵Drona
• ♛King Dhritarashtra