Parikshit

Quick Facts

About Parikshit

Son of Abhimanyu and Uttaraa, killed in the womb by Ashwatthama's Brahmastra and revived by Krishna. He ruled after the Pandavas' departure until the serpent Takshaka ended his life, occasioning his son's snake sacrifice.

In Their Words

I was tested in the womb itself - hence my name, the Examined One.

Parikshit

Traits

• righteous
• revived
• fated
• just king

Story Appearances

• The Horse SacrificeThe revived heir❧ 23 min
• The Great DepartureKing left to rule❧ 26 min
• The Epic ComposedKing whose death began the telling❧ 23 min

Stories Featuring Parikshit

15 further tales on this site name Parikshit, in canonical reading order.

• Astika Saves the SnakesThe End of the Sarpa SatraAdi Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Weighing of the BharataThe gods put the epic in a balance against the four Vedas, and Sauti recites the eighteen booksAdi Parva ‧ 24 min
• The Lineages of Gods and DemonsVaishampayana recites the descent of every creature from Brahma and the daughters of DakshaAdi Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Seven Days of ParikshitA good king's lapse and a good deathAdi Parva
• The Physician Who Turned BackThe man who could have saved the kingAdi Parva
• Takshashila, City of the Serpent SacrificeWhere the epic was first heardAdi Parva
• The Duel of the Brahmashira WeaponsAshwatthama and Arjuna loose the world-ending astra at Vyasa's hermitageSauptika Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Revival of ParikshitThe Act of TruthAshvamedhika Parva ‧ 6 min
• Subhadra of DwarakaSister, wife, and guardian of the lineAshvamedhika Parva
• Uttaraa, Mother of the Last HeirA girl's widowhood and a dynasty's threadAshvamedhika Parva
• The Court Comes to the ForestAn Army Marches Out to Visit Two Old AsceticsAshramavasika Parva ‧ 18 min
• Vyasa Brings Back ParikshitA Son Bathes His Dead Father at the Snake SacrificeAshramavasika Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Death of VasudevaKrishna's Father Outlives EveryoneMausala Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Great JourneyBook 17 - The Pandavas Walk North to Die, and the Dog Who FollowedMahaprasthanika Parva ‧ 15 min
• Yuyutsu, Keeper of the HouseDissent's long, unglamorous fidelityMahaprasthanika Parva

Places in Parikshit's Story

Drawn from the stories Parikshit appears in.

• Takshashilaतक्षशिला
• Hastinapurहस्तिनापुर
• Dwarakaद्वारका
• Prabhasaप्रभास
• Varanasi (Kashi)वाराणसी (काशी)
• Badarikashramaबदरिकाश्रम
• Manipuraमणिपुर
• Naimisharanyaनैमिषारण्य
• Kurukshetraकुरुक्षेत्र
• Indraprasthaइंद्रप्रस्थ
• Mount Raivatakaरैवतक
• Virataविराट

Related Characters

Others counted among the Kuru Dynasty.

• ✦Pritha (Kunti)
• ✦King Dushyanta
• ✦Shakuntala
• ✦Emperor Bharata (Sarvadamana)
• ⚔︎Bhishma
• ∵Drona