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His bodily existence ended due to the curse of a [[Brahmin|Brahmana]], who used the [[Nāga]] king, [[Takshaka]], the ruler of [[Taxila]] as the instrument of death.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maharaja Parikshit|url=http://www.dharmakshetra.com/sages/Parikshit.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060714153153/http://www.dharmakshetra.com/sages/Parikshit.htm|archive-date=14 July 2006|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Parikshit was the husband of Queen Madravati and was succeeded by his son [[Janamejaya]].<ref>Misra, V.S. (2007). Ancient Indian Dynasties, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{ISBN|81-7276-413-8}}, p.278</ref> According to the ''Mahabharata'', he ruled for 24 years and died at the age of sixty.{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|2006|pp=19}} | His bodily existence ended due to the curse of a [[Brahmin|Brahmana]], who used the [[Nāga]] king, [[Takshaka]], the ruler of [[Taxila]] as the instrument of death.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maharaja Parikshit|url=http://www.dharmakshetra.com/sages/Parikshit.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060714153153/http://www.dharmakshetra.com/sages/Parikshit.htm|archive-date=14 July 2006|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Parikshit was the husband of Queen Madravati and Queen Adrika and was succeeded by his son [[Janamejaya]].<ref>Misra, V.S. (2007). Ancient Indian Dynasties, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{ISBN|81-7276-413-8}}, p.278</ref> According to the ''Mahabharata'', he ruled for 24 years and died at the age of sixty.{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|2006|pp=19}} | ||
A thesis based upon Ugrasravas’ narration suggests an alternative interpretation regarding Parikshit’s lineage. In this interpretation, Parikshit fathered a firstborn son with an unnamed Putrika wife. Although the child was Parikshit’s firstborn, he was the son of a Putrika and therefore could not succeed his father on the throne as he was to be the heir of his maternal grandfather. This son’s name was Sringin; his maternal grandfather was Samika. As this would leave Parikshit without an heir, he had another son, Janamejaya, with a second wife, Madravati. Sringin and Samika are seen again in the hunting story that results in Parikshit’s demise. | A thesis based upon Ugrasravas’ narration suggests an alternative interpretation regarding Parikshit’s lineage. In this interpretation, Parikshit fathered a firstborn son with an unnamed Putrika wife. Although the child was Parikshit’s firstborn, he was the son of a Putrika and therefore could not succeed his father on the throne as he was to be the heir of his maternal grandfather. This son’s name was Sringin; his maternal grandfather was Samika. As this would leave Parikshit without an heir, he had another son, Janamejaya, with a second wife, Madravati. Sringin and Samika are seen again in the hunting story that results in Parikshit’s demise. | ||