Kushadhvaja
| Kushadhvaja | |
|---|---|
| Maharaja of Samkasya | |
| Predecessor | Sudhanvan |
| Born | Mithila |
| Spouse | Chandrabhaga |
| Issue | Mandavi Shrutakirti |
| House | Videha |
| Dynasty | Suryavamsha |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Kushadhvaja (Sanskrit: कुशध्वजा IAST: Kuśadhvaja) is the King of Samkasya and the younger brother of Janaka, the King of Mithila, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He was married to Chandrabhaga and is the father of Mandavi and Shrutakirti.[1]
Legend[edit]
Birth[edit]
Kushadhvaja was born to King Hrasvaroman of Mithila and his wife Keikasi.[2] He is the younger brother of Janaka. The Videha kingdom was historically located between east of Gandaki River, west of Mahananda River, north of the Ganga river and south of the Himalayas.[3]
Marriage and children[edit]
Kushadhvaja was married to Chandrabhaga. Chandrabhaga first gave birth to and Mandavi and later gave birth to his second daughter Shrutakirti.[4] Both his daughters were brought up in Mithila, along with Sita and Urmila.[5] Mandavi was married to Bharata while Shrutakirti was married to Shatrughna, both the younger brothers of Rama.[6]
King of Samkasya[edit]
When Janaka became the King of Mithila, the King of Samkasya, called Sudhanvan, attacked Mithila. Janaka killed Sudhanvan in the war, and crowned his brother Kushadhvaja as the King of Samkasya.[7]
In popular culture[edit]
Hemant Choudhary portrayed Kushadhvaja in the 2015 series Siya Ke Ram.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ H. L. Luthra (1988). Tales from Kalidasa. Ediciones Gamma S.A. p. 15. ISBN 9788120902282.
- ^ Lakshmi Lal (1988). The Ramayana. Orient Longman. p. 20. ISBN 9780861318056.
- ^ Jha, M. (1997). "Hindu Kingdoms at contextual level". Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective. New Delhi: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 27–42. ISBN 9788175330344.
- ^ Praśānta Guptā (1998). Vālmīkī Rāmāyaṇa. Dreamland Publications. p. 32. ISBN 9788173012549.
- ^ "Ramayana | Summary, Characters, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Valmiki. The Ramayana. pp. 126–145.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2019). "Story of Janaka". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "StarPlus' Siya Ke Ram: Everything you should know about the show". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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