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{{short description|Character in the Mahabharata; son of Narakasura}}
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{{Pragjyotisha}}{{Infobox character
| name = Bhagadatta
| info-hdr = Information
| image = Arjuna kills Bhagaddatta.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| spouse =
| children = [[Vajradatta]] and Pushpadatta (sons)
| family = [[Narakasura]] (Father)
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| caption = Arjuna shoots Bhagadatta.
| weapon =
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| color = #FFC569
}}'''Bhagadatta''' was the mythical son of [[Narakasura]], king of the [[Pragjyotisha Kingdom]] and second in line of kings of [[Naraka dynasty]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Myth Connect {{!}} Outlook India Magazine|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/collectors-issue-the-myth-connect/302889|access-date=2020-07-09|website=outlookindia.com/}}</ref> He was succeeded by his son [[Vajradatta]].<ref>{{harv|Sircar|1990|p=81}}</ref> He fought for the [[Kaurava]] in the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' war as he was an enemy of Lord Krishna. He was the leader of a great army of Kiratas and Chinas in the war.{{sfn|Chatterji|1974|p=32}}

==Life in mythology==
In the [[Battle of Kurukshetra]], Bhagadatta fought on the side of the [[Kaurava]]s. He was very well known for his skill on his elephant. On the 12th day of the war, he was involved in a fierce battle with [[Arjuna]] on his [[World Elephant]] [[Supratika]], who was being attacked by [[Bhima]]. During the course of this battle, Bhagadatta fired the super-weapon [[aghosh Vaishnavastra]] on Arjuna.<ref name=" Menon">Menon, Ramesh (2006) ''The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering'' iUniverse, Inc., New York, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5GgCZqN_hAgC&pg=PA231 page 231-232], {{ISBN|978-0-595-40187-1}}</ref> Before Arjuna could counter this weapon, however, Krishna intervened by standing up at the Charioteers position. Krishna let His Chest to be a cushion for His potent weapon, which turned into a garland and fell on Krishna (a weapon given to Bhagadatta by Lord Vishnu finally returned to his avatar). Bhagadatta was killed by a lethal arrow shot into his chest by Arjuna.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.cox.net/apamnapat/entities/Bhagadatta.html|title=Bhagadatta - King of Pragjyotisha - Indian Mythology|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050828143008/http://members.cox.net/apamnapat/entities/Bhagadatta.html|archivedate=2005-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m06/m06064.htm|title=The Mahābhārata, Book 6: Bhishma Parva: Bhagavat-Gita Parva: Section LXIV}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/75 75]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref>

In [[Kalika Purana]], [[Harshacharita]], [[Puranas]] and in other epics; Naraka is said to have sons namely Bhagadatta, Mahasirsa, Madavan and Sumali. Vajradatta and Pushpadatta are sons of Bhagadatta.

==See also==
* [[Kamarupa kingdom]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book
| last = Chatterji
| first = S. K.
| title = Kirata-Jana-Krti
| url = https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.32096/2015.32096.Kirata-jana-krti_djvu.txt
| publisher = The Asiatic Society
| year = 1974
| location = Calcutta
}}
{{refend}}

{{Mahabharata}}

[[Category: Characters in the Mahabharata]]
[[Category: Pragjyotisha Kingdom]]

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