KUNTIBHOJA 1)
General. A King of the Yadu dynasty; son of the sister of Śūrasena, who was the father of Vasudeva and grandfather of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. (For genealogy see under Śrī Kṛṣṇa). Kuntibhoja was also the foster-father of Kuntī, the daughter of Śūrasena. (See Para 1, under Kuntī 1).
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Other information.(i) Sahadeva, during his triumphal march over the southern kingdoms subjugated Kuntibhoja.
[Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 16] .
(ii) He participated in the Rājasūya Yajña of Yudhiṣṭhira.
[Sabhā Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 12] .
(iii) The son of Kuntibhoja also became famous under the same name, and Purujit was the son of this Kuntibhoja. Both of them were uncles of the Pāṇḍavas.
[Karṇa Parva, Chapter 6, Verse 22] .
(iv) On the first day of the Kurukṣetra war Kuntibhoja and his sons fought with Vinda and Anuvinda.
[Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 72] ,
(v) It was Kuntibhoja who occupied the netrasthāna (eye-position) of the Krauñcavyūha set up by Dhṛṣṭadyumna.
[Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 50, Verse 47] .
(vi) Kuntibhoja and Śatānīka occupied the Pādasthāna (foot position) of the Makaravyūha on the Pāṇḍava side.
[Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 75, Verse 11] .
(vii) He possessed a noble and high-bred horse.
[Droṇa Parva, Chapter 23, Verse 46] .
(viii) In the great war he fought with Alambuṣa.
[Droṇa Parva, Chapter 16, Verse 183] .
(ix) Ten of his children were killed by Aśvatthāmā.
[Droṇa Parva, Chapter 96, Verse 18] .