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Shweta
Shweta
Mahabharata character
Based on	Mahabharata
Information
Affiliation	Kuru queen
Family	Vasantraja (father)
Spouse	Dushasana
Children	Arohi (daughter)

Revision as of 16:24, 27 May 2023

Shweta was the queen and the second principal consort of Dushasana in the Hindu Epic Mahabharata. It may be said it was the choice of Shakuni, who chose Princess Shweta as his nephew's wife but as she rejected, Dushasana had to kidnap her from her kingdom of Trilokapura. She was the younger sister of Mayuri. Dushasana's marriage could be found in the Shanti Parva. She was blessed by Gandhari. It is described Dushasana had five principal consorts but his most beautiful consort was Chandramukhi and he loved her immensely.

In the Mahabharata, Shveta was the son of Queen Sudeshna of Virata Kingdom and Shweta was the daughter of King Vasantraja of Trilokapura ^{[lower-alpha 1]}. In the Shanti Parva folktales, Dushasana had abducted the daughter of Vasantraja, the fairest beauty of all (Shweta). Arohi is born to Dushasana from the womb of Shweta. Shweta and the general kaurava queens are virtually described by Gandhari.

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 '''Shweta''' was the queen and the second principal consort of [[Dushasana]] in the Hindu Epic [[Mahabharata]]. It may be said it was the choice of [[Shakuni]], who chose Princess Shweta as his nephew's wife but as she rejected, Dushasana had to kidnap her from her kingdom of Trilokapura. She was the younger sister of [[Mayuri (wife of Duryodhana)|Mayuri]]. Dushasana's marriage could be found in the [[Shanti Parva]]. She was blessed by [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]]. It is described Dushasana had five principal consorts but his most beautiful consort was Chandramukhi
 and he loved her immensely.
-In the ''Mahabharata'', Shveta was the son of Queen [[Sudeshna]] of [[Virata Kingdom]] and Shweta was the daughter of King Vasantraja of Trilokapura {{efn|She had a daughter named Jyoti}}. In the Shanti Parva folktales, [[Dushasana]] had abducted the daughter of Vasantraja, the fairest beauty of all (Shweta). Jyoti is born to Dushasana from the womb of Shweta. Shweta and the general kaurava queens are virtually described by [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]].
+In the ''Mahabharata'', Shveta was the son of Queen [[Sudeshna]] of [[Virata Kingdom]] and Shweta was the daughter of King Vasantraja of Trilokapura {{efn|She had a daughter named Jyoti}}. In the Shanti Parva folktales, [[Dushasana]] had abducted the daughter of Vasantraja, the fairest beauty of all (Shweta). Arohi is born to Dushasana from the womb of Shweta. Shweta and the general kaurava queens are virtually described by [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]].
 ==See also==