The Khandava Forest or Khandava Vana (Sanskrit: खाण्डव वन, IAST: Khāṇḍava Vana) or Khandavaprastha (Sanskrit: खाण्डवप्रस्थ; IAST: Khāṇḍavaprastha) is a forest mentioned in the epic Mahābhārata.[1][2] It lay to the west of Yamuna river. The Pandavas are described to have cleared this forest to construct their capital city called Indraprastha. This forest was earlier inhabited by Nāgas led by a king named Takṣaka.[3]
Relief at Banteay Srei. Burning of the Khandava Forest: Arjuna and Krishna aim Agni swallow the forest (bottom) by firing arrows at the rain, created by Indra (top) to stop the fire. Serpents (Nagas) try to escape the fire (middle).
Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa are stated to have cleared this forest by setting it afire. The inhabitants of this forest were displaced. This was the root cause of the enmity of the Nāga Takshaka towards the Kuru kings who ruled from Indraprastha and Hastinapura.[3]
According to legend, Agni, the god of fire, needed to burn down the forest so that he could satisfy his hunger. There was no other thing that would have satisfied his hunger. But each time he started a fire there, Indra made it rain and the fire was doused. So, Agni disguised as a Brahmana, approached Krishna and Arjuna, and asked for their help. The Mahabharata states that Indra was the protecting deity (Deva) of Khandava forest, which is why the region was known as Indraprastha.[4] When the forest was being burned, Indra attacked Arjuna with his bolt (Vajra), injuring him.[5] But Arjuna and Krishna defeated all Devas, gandharvas, and asuras in that fierce battle, and burnt the entire forest.[6] All, but seven living creatures were consumed by Agni. The seven living creatures that were saved from the fire were, a naga named Ashvasena (Son of Takshaka), Mayadanava, and five Sarangakas (birds). The five birds were Jarita (wife of Rishi Mandapala) and their four children were Jaritari, Sarisrikka, Stambhamitra, and Drona. Mandapala who had earlier abandoned his family and left Khandava forest to live with his second wife Lapita, was instrumental in convincing Agni to save his estranged family from the conflagration. Takshaka's wife sacrificed her life to save her son Ashvasena, who later attempted to kill Arjuna during the Kurukshetra war by placing himself on one of Karna's special arrows. Takshaka later avenged the death of his relatives by becoming the reason of the death of Arjuna's grandson, Parikshit.
Related placesedit
The following regions are regarded to be associated with this forest, according to popular belief:
^C. N. Nageswara Rao (13 November 2015). Telling Tales: For Rising Stars. Partridge Publishing India. pp. 105–. ISBN978-1-4828-5924-9.
^Sir William Wilson Hunter, The Indian empire: its history, people and products, Trubner, 1882, ... the five Pandava brethren of the Mahabharata burned out the snake-king Takshaka from his primeval Khandava forest ...
^ abThe Mahabharata, Book 1 of 18: Adi Parva, Forgotten Books, ISBN978-1-60506-611-0, ... I adore thee also, to obtain the ear-rings, O Takshaka, who formerly dwelt in Kurukshetra and the forest of Khandava! ... And Takshaka, surprised beyond measure and terrified by the heat of the fire, hastily came out ...
^Paryattan Kosh, Subodh Pocket Books, ISBN978-81-7078-081-6, ... खाण्डव वन की रक्षा इन्द्र किया करते थे ...
^Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Bhārata Yāyāvara, Mahavirprasad Dvivedi Rachnavli, Volume 12, Kitāba Ghara, 1995, ISBN978-81-7016-259-9, ... उस वन में इन्द्र का मित्र नाग-राज तक्षक रहता है ... खाण्डव वन जलाने के समय इन्द्र ने अपने वज्र की चोटों से अर्जुन के शरीर को ...
^"The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Khandava-daha Parva: Section CCXXX". sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
^Automation, Bhaskar. "मुगलाें के खिलाफ खांडा में बनी थी सेना, अब 3 को सीएम करेंगे आर्म्ड प्रीपेटरी इंस्टीट्यूट का शिलान्यास". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-11-07.
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