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	'''Vrishaketu''' ({{langx\|sa\|वृषकेतु \|translit=Vṛṣaketu}}) is the youngest son of [[Karna]], a character in the [[Hindu]] [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. Most of his stories appear in regional adaptations of the ''Mahabharata'', not in the epic itself.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite book \|last=Pakistan \|first=Asiatic Society of \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RC48AQAAIAAJ&q=v%E1%B9%9B%E1%B9%A3aketu \|title=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Pakistan \|date=1966 \|publisher=Asiatic Society of Pakistan \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		'''Vrishaketu''' ({{langx\|sa\|वृषकेतु \|translit=Vṛṣaketu}}) is the youngest son of [[Karna]], a character in the [[Hindu]] [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. Most of his stories appear in regional adaptations of the ''Mahabharata'', not in the epic itself.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Pakistan \|first=Asiatic Society of \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RC48AQAAIAAJ&q=v%E1%B9%9B%E1%B9%A3aketu \|title=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Pakistan \|date=1966 \|publisher=Asiatic Society of Pakistan \|language=en}}</ref>

	== Legend ==		== Legend ==
	Vrishaketu was the youngest son of [[Karna]]. He was the only son of Karna to survive the [[Kurukshetra War]]. Once Karna's identity as the eldest son of [[Kunti]] was revealed, he was taken under the patronage of the [[Pandava]]s and received the kingdom of [[Anga]]. Before the ''[[Ashvamedha\|ashvamedha yajna]]'' of [[Yudhishthira]], he took part in [[Arjuna]]'s battles against a number of kings.~~<~~ref name="herit1"~~>~~Himanshu Agarwal, 2016, [https://books.google.com/books?id=lfO7DAAAQBAJ&dq=Vrishaketu++%2B+Anga+%2B&pg=PT140 Mahabharata Retold: Part - 1], Notion Press.~~<~~/ref~~>~~ Vrishaketu was an active participant in Yudhishthira's ''ashvamedha yajna'', capturing King Anushalva of the [[Lunar dynasty\|Chandravamsha]] dynasty.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite book \|last=Garg \|first=Gaṅgā Rām \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WjDcd0cTFxQC&pg=PA528 \|title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World \|date=1992 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-375-7 \|pages=528 \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Vrishaketu was the youngest son of [[Karna]]. He was the only son of Karna to survive the [[Kurukshetra War]]. Once Karna's identity as the eldest son of [[Kunti]] was revealed, he was taken under the patronage of the [[Pandava]]s and received the kingdom of [[Anga]]. Before the ''[[Ashvamedha\|ashvamedha yajna]]'' of [[Yudhishthira]], he took part in [[Arjuna]]'s battles against a number of kings.<ref name="herit1">Himanshu Agarwal, 2016, [https://books.google.com/books?id=lfO7DAAAQBAJ&dq=Vrishaketu++%2B+Anga+%2B&pg=PT140 Mahabharata Retold: Part - 1], Notion Press.</ref> Vrishaketu was an active participant in Yudhishthira's ''ashvamedha yajna'', capturing King Anushalva of the [[Lunar dynasty\|Chandravamsha]] dynasty.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Garg \|first=Gaṅgā Rām \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WjDcd0cTFxQC&pg=PA528 \|title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World \|date=1992 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-375-7 \|pages=528 \|language=en}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	~~[[Surya]] (Grand Father)~~
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	'''Vrishaketu''' is a ~~central figure~~ in the [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. ~~He was~~ the ~~son of [[Karna]] and Princess Padmavati, Bhanumati and Geeta~~'~~s friend and also the youngest of Karna and Padmavati~~'~~s sons. He was the main protagonist of post-war Mahabharat. He was the only surviving son of Karna as he didn~~'~~t participate~~ in the ~~[[Kurukshetra War]] because~~ of ~~his young age~~. ~~After [[Arjuna]] got to know that Karna was his elder brother, he trained Vrishaketu~~. ~~Later, Vrishaketu went to~~ the ~~kingdom~~ of ~~[[Manipur (Mahabharata)~~\|~~Manipura]] with Arjuna and was killed by [[Babruvahana]], Arjuna and [[Chitrāngadā~~\|~~Chitrangada]]'s son in a battle. In some versions~~ of ~~the epic, Vrishaketu was revived by Krishna, as Arjuna was crestfallen having failed to keep his promise to take care of his elder brother's son.~~		'''Vrishaketu''' ({{langx\|sa\|वृषकेतु \|translit=Vṛṣaketu}}) is the youngest son of [[Karna]], a character in the [[Hindu]] [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. Most of his stories appear in regional adaptations of the ''Mahabharata'', not in the epic itself.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Pakistan \|first=Asiatic Society of \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RC48AQAAIAAJ&q=v%E1%B9%9B%E1%B9%A3aketu \|title=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Pakistan \|date=1966 \|publisher=Asiatic Society of Pakistan \|language=en}}</ref>

	== ~~Life~~ ==		== Legend ==
	Vrishaketu was the youngest son of [[Karna~~]] and [[Supriya (Karna's wife)\|Supriya~~]]. He is the only son of Karna ~~among tenth~~ to survive the [[~~Mahabharata~~]] ~~war~~. Once Karna's identity was revealed, he was taken under the patronage of the [[Pandava]]s~~. He was~~ the ~~last mortal who had the knowledge~~ of ~~Divyastras like~~ [[~~Brahmastra~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Varunastra~~]]~~. It is said that all the Pandavas especially~~ [[~~Arjuna~~]] had great affection towards him. So, Arjuna taught him all the skills of archery. Krishna asked Vrishaketu for something; Vrishaketu told him he will give him whatever he asks for; and Krishna asked him to not teach anybody the knowledge of divine and celestial weapons.		Vrishaketu was the youngest son of [[Karna]]. He was the only son of Karna to survive the [[Kurukshetra War]]. Once Karna's identity as the eldest son of [[Kunti]] was revealed, he was taken under the patronage of the [[Pandava]]s and received the kingdom of [[Anga]]. Before the ''[[Ashvamedha\|ashvamedha yajna]]'' of [[Yudhishthira]], he took part in [[Arjuna]]'s battles against a number of kings.<ref name="herit1">Himanshu Agarwal, 2016, [https://books.google.com/books?id=lfO7DAAAQBAJ&dq=Vrishaketu++%2B+Anga+%2B&pg=PT140 Mahabharata Retold: Part - 1], Notion Press.</ref> Vrishaketu was an active participant in Yudhishthira's ''ashvamedha yajna'', capturing King Anushalva of the [[Lunar dynasty\|Chandravamsha]] dynasty.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Garg \|first=Gaṅgā Rām \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WjDcd0cTFxQC&pg=PA528 \|title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World \|date=1992 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-375-7 \|pages=528 \|language=en}}</ref>

	~~Before the Ashwamedha Yagna~~, he took part in ~~several wars with~~ Arjuna against ~~other~~ kings.<ref name=herit1>Himanshu Agarwal, 2016, [https://books.google.com~~.sg~~/books?id=lfO7DAAAQBAJ&~~pg=PT140&~~dq=Vrishaketu++%2B+Anga+%2B&hl=~~en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwid8c7G1PDwAhXvFLcAHb6hDjkQ6AEwAnoECAoQAg#v=onepage&q=Vrishaketu%20%20%2B%20Anga%20%2B&f=false~~ Mahabharata Retold: Part - 1], Notion Press.</ref> Vrishaketu was ~~also~~ an active participant in [[Yudhishthira]]'s ~~[[Ashvamedha]] yagna. During the campaign~~, ~~he married the daughter~~ of ~~King Yavanata. Later in~~ the ~~conquest, both Vrishaketu and Arjuna were killed by~~[[~~Ashvamedha\|Babruvahana. Arjuna]] was revived by Krishna using a [[Snake-stone~~\|~~Nagmani~~]].<ref>{{~~cite~~ book\| last=~~Ganguli~~\|first=~~Kisari Mohan\|title=The Mahabharata: Book 14: Anugita Parva~~\|url=~~http~~://~~www~~.~~sacred-texts~~.com/~~hin/m14/m14079.htm~~ \|publisher=~~[[Internet Sacred Text Archive]]~~ \|~~chapter~~=~~SECTION LXXIX~~\|~~date~~=~~1883–1896~~\|~~access-date~~=~~3 April 2016~~}}</ref> In some versions of the Mahabharata, Vrishaketu was revived by Krishna and was made the king of [[Anga]] and Indraprastha. Prior to the Mahabharata war, the kingdom of Anga was given to Karna by [[Duryodhana]].{{Citation needed\|date=November 2020}}

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	* Mrityunjaya, the Death Conqueror: The Story of Karna.
	*[https://sheetaluwach.com/glossary-indian-scriptures/ Glossary of Terms in Indian Scriptures]: Source of Information

	{{Mahabharata~~\|state=collapsed~~}}		== Bibliography ==
			* Laura Gibbs, PhD. Modern Languages MLLL-4993. Indian Epics.
			* Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology

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	'''Vrishaketu''' is a central figure in the [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. He was the son of [[Karna]] and Princess ~~Supriya~~, Bhanumati and Geeta's friend and also the youngest of Karna and ~~Supriya~~'s sons. He was the main protagonist of post-war Mahabharat. He was the only surviving son of Karna as he didn't participate in the [[Kurukshetra War]] because of his young age. After [[Arjuna]] got to know that Karna was his elder brother, he trained Vrishaketu. Later, Vrishaketu went to the kingdom of [[Manipur (Mahabharata)\|Manipura]] with Arjuna and was killed by [[Babruvahana]], Arjuna and [[Chitrāngadā\|Chitrangada]]'s son in a battle. In some versions of the epic, Vrishaketu was revived by Krishna, as Arjuna was crestfallen having failed to keep his promise to take care of his elder brother's son.		'''Vrishaketu''' is a central figure in the [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. He was the son of [[Karna]] and Princess Padmavati, Bhanumati and Geeta's friend and also the youngest of Karna and Padmavati's sons. He was the main protagonist of post-war Mahabharat. He was the only surviving son of Karna as he didn't participate in the [[Kurukshetra War]] because of his young age. After [[Arjuna]] got to know that Karna was his elder brother, he trained Vrishaketu. Later, Vrishaketu went to the kingdom of [[Manipur (Mahabharata)\|Manipura]] with Arjuna and was killed by [[Babruvahana]], Arjuna and [[Chitrāngadā\|Chitrangada]]'s son in a battle. In some versions of the epic, Vrishaketu was revived by Krishna, as Arjuna was crestfallen having failed to keep his promise to take care of his elder brother's son.

	== Life ==		== Life ==

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	'''Vrishaketu''' is a central figure in the [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. He was the son of [[Karna]] and Princess Supriya, Bhanumati's friend and also the youngest of Karna and Supriya's sons. He was the main protagonist of post-war Mahabharat. He was the only surviving son of Karna as he didn't participate in the [[Kurukshetra War]] because of his young age. After [[Arjuna]] got to know that Karna was his elder brother, he trained Vrishaketu. Later, Vrishaketu went to the kingdom of [[Manipur (Mahabharata)\|Manipura]] with Arjuna and was killed by [[Babruvahana]], Arjuna and [[Chitrāngadā\|Chitrangada]]'s son in a battle. In some versions of the epic, Vrishaketu was revived by Krishna, as Arjuna was crestfallen having failed to keep his promise to take care of his elder brother's son.		'''Vrishaketu''' is a central figure in the [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. He was the son of [[Karna]] and Princess Supriya, Bhanumati and Geeta's friend and also the youngest of Karna and Supriya's sons. He was the main protagonist of post-war Mahabharat. He was the only surviving son of Karna as he didn't participate in the [[Kurukshetra War]] because of his young age. After [[Arjuna]] got to know that Karna was his elder brother, he trained Vrishaketu. Later, Vrishaketu went to the kingdom of [[Manipur (Mahabharata)\|Manipura]] with Arjuna and was killed by [[Babruvahana]], Arjuna and [[Chitrāngadā\|Chitrangada]]'s son in a battle. In some versions of the epic, Vrishaketu was revived by Krishna, as Arjuna was crestfallen having failed to keep his promise to take care of his elder brother's son.

	== Life ==		== Life ==

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|[[Vrishasena]], Chitrasena, Satyasena, Sushena, Shatrunjaya, Dvipata, Banasena, and Prasena (Brothers) <br>
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'''Vrishaketu''' is a central figure in the [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. He was the son of [[Karna]] and Princess Supriya, Bhanumati's friend and also the youngest of Karna and Supriya's sons. He was the main protagonist of post-war Mahabharat. He was the only surviving son of Karna as he didn't participate in the [[Kurukshetra War]] because of his young age. After [[Arjuna]] got to know that Karna was his elder brother, he trained Vrishaketu. Later, Vrishaketu went to the kingdom of [[Manipur (Mahabharata)|Manipura]] with Arjuna and was killed by [[Babruvahana]], Arjuna and [[Chitrāngadā|Chitrangada]]'s son in a battle. In some versions of the epic, Vrishaketu was revived by Krishna, as Arjuna was crestfallen having failed to keep his promise to take care of his elder brother's son.

== Life ==
Vrishaketu was the youngest son of [[Karna]] and [[Supriya (Karna's wife)|Supriya]]. He is the only son of Karna among tenth to survive the [[Mahabharata]] war. Once Karna's identity was revealed, he was taken under the patronage of the [[Pandava]]s. He was the last mortal who had the knowledge of Divyastras like [[Brahmastra]] and [[Varunastra]]. It is said that all the Pandavas especially [[Arjuna]] had great affection towards him. So, Arjuna taught him all the skills of archery. Krishna asked Vrishaketu for something; Vrishaketu told him he will give him whatever he asks for; and Krishna asked him to not teach anybody the knowledge of divine and celestial weapons.

Before the Ashwamedha Yagna, he took part in several wars with Arjuna against other kings.<ref name=herit1>Himanshu Agarwal, 2016, [https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=lfO7DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT140&dq=Vrishaketu++%2B+Anga+%2B&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwid8c7G1PDwAhXvFLcAHb6hDjkQ6AEwAnoECAoQAg#v=onepage&q=Vrishaketu%20%20%2B%20Anga%20%2B&f=false Mahabharata Retold: Part - 1], Notion Press.</ref> Vrishaketu was also an active participant in [[Yudhishthira]]'s [[Ashvamedha]] yagna. During the campaign, he married the daughter of King Yavanata. Later in the conquest, both Vrishaketu and Arjuna were killed by[[Ashvamedha|Babruvahana. Arjuna]] was revived by Krishna using a [[Snake-stone|Nagmani]].<ref>{{cite book| last=Ganguli|first=Kisari Mohan|title=The Mahabharata: Book 14: Anugita Parva|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m14/m14079.htm |publisher=[[Internet Sacred Text Archive]] |chapter=SECTION LXXIX|date=1883–1896|access-date=3 April 2016}}</ref> In some versions of the Mahabharata, Vrishaketu was revived by Krishna and was made the king of [[Anga]] and Indraprastha. Prior to the Mahabharata war, the kingdom of Anga was given to Karna by [[Duryodhana]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* Mrityunjaya, the Death Conqueror: The Story of Karna.
*[https://sheetaluwach.com/glossary-indian-scriptures/ Glossary of Terms in Indian Scriptures]: Source of Information

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