Virata

Virata (Sanskrit: विराट, lit. huge), in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, was the king of Matsya Kingdom with its Virata Kingdom, in whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. Virata was married to Queen Sudeshna and was the father of Prince Uttara and Princess Uttarā, who married Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna. Abhimanyu and Uttara's son Parikshit succeeded Yudhishthira to the throne of Hastinapura, after the war of Mahabharata.[1]

For other uses, see Virata (disambiguation).
Virata
Mahabharata character
Virata in his court
In-universe information
FamilySahtanika (brother)
SpouseSudeshna
ChildrenUttara, Uttarā, Shveta, and Shankha

On the 2nd day of war, he killed Shalya's son Madranjaya. He was killed by Drona on the 15th day of the war. In different version he was killed during a Kaurava attack in the Kurukshetra War along with his sons. After Virata's death, Arjuna became the king of Virata's former kingdom.

Virat (विराट्) in Sanskrit means King, ruler; ruling far and wide; sovereign.

See also

References
  1. Dowson, John (1888). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature. Trubner & Co., London. p. 1.
  • Swami Ramsukhdas: Shrimad Bhagvadgita - Sadhaka-Sanjivani, translated into English by S.C. Vaishya, Gita Press Gorakhpur, ISBN 81-293-0063-X
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