https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=BrihadbalaBrihadbala - Revision history2026-07-30T23:34:36ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Brihadbala&diff=473807&oldid=prevSherrie7069 at 13:41, 16 February 20252025-02-16T13:41:47Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox deity<br />
| type = Hindu<br />
| name = Brihadbala<br />
| dynasty = [[Suryavamsha]]<br />
| texts = [[Mahabharata]]<br />
| region = [[Kosala]]<br />
| father = Vishrutanavanta<br />
| children = [[Barhināman]]<br />
}}{{Short description|King in Hindu literature}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br />
<br />
'''Brihadbala''' ({{Langx|sa|बृहद्बल}}, {{IAST3|Bṛhadbala}}) is a king mentioned in [[Hinduism]], including the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref>Dimensions of Indian Civilization, page 176, Makhan Jha</ref> He is also known by the name Srutayu according to the [[Linga Purana]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Shastri |first=J. L. |title=The Linga Purana |year=1951 |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-linga-purana/d/doc1195279.html |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=9788120803404}}</ref> He is described to be the last king of the [[Kosala Kingdom]]. In the [[Kurukshetra War]], Brihadbala fought for the [[Kauravas]] and was killed by [[Abhimanyu]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Debroy |first=Bibek |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLU8DwAAQBAJ&dq=Brihadbala+Kosala&pg=PT13 |title=The Valmiki Ramayana: Vol. 3 |date=2017-10-25 |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=978-93-87326-28-6 |pages=13 |language=en}}</ref> his son was [[Barhināman]] who ruled [[ayodhya]] after him.<br />
<br />
==Legend==<br />
According to the ''[[Vishnu Purana]]'' and the ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'', Brihadbala is a [[Genealogy of Rama|descendant of Rama]] on [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]]'s side, and belongs to the [[Solar dynasty|Suryavamsha]] (Solar dynasty). Makhan Jha, in his ''Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective'' claims that Brihadbala is the fifteenth king after Rama.<ref name="Jha1997">{{cite book|last=Jha|first=Makhan|title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC|year=1997|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-7533-034-4|page=177}}</ref> Brihadbala is considered to be the last king of the line of [[Ikshvaku]]; the dynasty spanned 31-32 generations between Rama and him.<ref name="Agarwal2013">{{cite book|last=Agarwal|first=M. K.|title=The Vedic Core of Human History: And Truth will be the Savior|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zObPAwAAQBAJ|year=2013|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-1-4917-1595-6|page=14}}</ref><br />
<br />
The ''[[Mahabharata]]'' describes Brihadbala as the ruler of [[Kosala Kingdom|Kingdom of Kosala]]. He was subjugated by [[Bhima]] during the [[Rajasuya|Rajasuya sacrifice]]. However, a subsequent conquest by [[Karna]] during his [[Digvijaya (conquest)|Digvijaya]] Yatra resulted in Brihadbala's ultimate allegiance to the [[Kauravas]] during the [[Kurukshetra War]].<ref name="Pruthi2004">{{cite book|last=Pruthi|first=Raj|title=Vedic Civilization|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3ksBrWoZm0C|year=2004|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7141-875-6|page=75}}</ref> On the thirteenth day of the war, when [[Abhimanyu]], [[Arjuna]]'s son, penetrates into the [[Padmavyuha]], Brihadbala fights him, along with a host of Kaurava warriors including [[Drona]], [[Kripa]], [[Karna]], [[Ashwatthama]], and [[Kritavarma]]. In the fierce duel that ensued between Brihadbala and Abhimanyu, Brihadbala was mortally wounded by Abhimanyu's arrows.<ref name="Menon2006">{{cite book|last=Menon|first=Ramesh|authorlink=Ramesh Menon|title=The Mahabharata: A Modern Rendering|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uA-2_WMhpzoC|year=2006|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-0-595-40188-8|page=246}}</ref><br />
<br />
According to the [[Shiva Purana]], Brihadbala is succeeded by his son, Barhināman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2018-11-03 |title=Kings of the solar race (sūryavaṃśa) [Chapter 39] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/shiva-purana-english/d/doc226599.html |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Solar dynasty]]<br />
[[Category:Characters in the Mahabharata]]<br />
[[Category:Mythological kings of Kosala]]</div>Sherrie7069