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VIDŪRATHA I A king of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty. Information got from Mahābhārata about this king is given below. (i) Vidūratha also was present at the Svayaṁvara marriage of Draupadī. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Stanza 19] . (ii) In [Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 218, Stanza 10] , mention is made that the brightness of this king increased after his participation in the festival conducted on mount Raivata. (iii) Vidūratha was one of the seven famous and mighty kings of the Yadu dynasty. [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 60, Stanza 14] . (iv) Vidūratha was a close friend of Śiśupāla, Śālva, Jarāsandha and so on. Jarāsandha employed this Vidūratha as the guardian of the Eastern entrance of the city of Mathurā. When Śrī Kṛṣṇa killed his brother Dantavaktra, Śālva, Śiśupāla and others, Vidūratha ran to take revenge on Kṛṣṇa. But he was killed by Śrī Kṛṣṇa. [Bhāgavata, Skandha 10] . (v) It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Svargārohaṇa Parva, Chapter 5, Stanza 16] , that after death he joined the Viśvadevas. VIDŪRATHA II A king of the Pūru dynasty. It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 49, Stanza 75] , that Ṛkṣavān hid the son of this king in a mountain and saved him from the Kṣatriya-extermination of Para- śurāma and at that time spotted leopards brought up this child. VIDŪRATHA III A king who was the friend of the hermit Bhalanda. This king had two sons named Sunīti and Sumati and a daughter named Mudāvatī. One day while Vidūratha was hunting in the forest, he saw a cleavage on the earth caused by the yawning of Kujṛmbhāsura. The king stood there for a while looking at the cleavage. Then the hermit Suvrata who had been standing close by approached the king and said. “This asura Kujṛmbha has a divine pestle with him. Because of the possession of this pestle he has become invincible and is a threat to the whole world.” Vidūratha, who knew everything from Suvrata, lived cautiously. One day his daughter was carried away by this Kujṛmbhāsura. Sunīti and Sumati confronted the asura to rescue their sister but were made captives. Finally Vatsapri, the son of the hermit Bhalanda killed the Rākṣasa (giant) and liberated princess Mudāvatī. [Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, Chapter 113] .
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