Other names: Ne Muni; Nemi. A legendary sage connected with the sacred history of Nepal. Nepalese chronicle traditions describe Ne Muni as the protector, or pāla, of the land; the name Nepal is explained in this tradition as the land protected by Ne, and he is also linked with the founding of an early ruling line.
Sankha had a warrior rank of Ati-Rathi. Affiliation: Pandava. Shankha was 2nd son of King Virata. He was killed by Drona on seventh day of war. Quote “Virata jumped down from his car whose steeds also had been killed. And then that foremost of car-warriors speedily mounted upon the car of (his son) Sankha. Then…
Rukmaratha had a warrior rank of Rathi. Affiliation: Kaurava. Was one of the twins born to Shalya and Avantini. He and his twin brother was killed by Abhimanyu inside the Chakravyuha on the 13th day. His elder brother (10 years older) was Madranjaya who was killed by Virata on the second day of the war….
Other names: Bharadvaja. A great sage of the Angirasa/Brihaspati line and father of Drona. The Mahabharata connects him with advanced knowledge of weapons through Agnivesa and with the early education of Drona and Drupada; Vedic tradition also remembers Bharadwaja as a major seer. “”‘In days of yore, while the great Rishi Bharadwaja was saying his…
Durmasena had a warrior rank of Rathi. Affiliation: Kaurava. Durmasena was the son of Dushasana. He helped his father many times in the Kurukshetra war. He was also present inside the Chakra Vyuh on the thirteenth day of the war. He was deprived of his chariot by Abhimanyu and saved by Aswathamma by cutting Abhimanyu’s…
Iravan had a warrior rank of MahaRathi. Other names: Iravat. Affiliation: Pandava. Iravan also is known as Aravan and Iravat is a son of Pandava prince Arjuna and the Naga princess Ulupi. Iravan is the central deity of the cult of Kuttantavar which is also the name commonly given to him in that cult— Hayagriva…
Sarangadhwaja had a warrior rank of Maharathi. Affiliation: Pandava. He is the king of Pandya Kingdom. He came to help the Pandavas with an army and also was a maharatha on the side of Pandavas. Quote “Filled with rage like the Destroyer himself, Pandya at the time was slaughtering the army of Karna. That force,…