KURUKṢETRA 1)
General. Made famous by the Mahābhārata, Kurukṣetra is a sacred place situated to the south of the river Sarasvatī and north of Dṛṣadvatī. People who live in this region really live in heaven.
[Araṇyakāṇḍa, Chapter 83, Verse 4] . According to Pulastya even those who come into contact with the dust blown by the wind from this place meet with auspicious and.
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Other details.(i) Takṣaka lived on the banks of the river Ikṣumatī in Kurukṣetra
[Ādi Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 139] .
(ii) Kurukṣetra became a sacred place as king Kuru did tapas there.
[Ādi Parva, Chapter 14, Verse 50] .
(iii) Two sons called Citrāṅgada and Vicitravīrya were born to Śantanu of Satyavatī. Once while hunting in a forest Citrāṅgada met a Gandharva, whose name also was Citrāṅgada. The Gandharva, got angry that a man bore his name and so he killed Citrāṅgada. The incident took place at Kurukṣetra
[Ādi Parva, Chapter 101, Verses 8 and 9] .
(iv) Sunda and Upasunda, who conquered all the worlds lived in Kurukṣetra
[Ādi Parva, Chapter 209, Verse 27] .
(v) Before the Khāṇḍava forest was burnt down Takṣaka left the place and went to Kurukṣetra and lived there.
[Ādi Parva, Chapter 226, Verse 4] .
(vi) During their life of exile in the forest the Pāṇḍavas visited Kurukṣetra
[Vana Parva, Chapter 5, Verse 1] .
(vii) King Māndhātā once conducted a yajña within the boundaries of Kurukṣetra.
[Vana Parva, Chapter 126, Verse 45] .
(viii) The reputed sage Mudgala lived here.
[Vana Parva, Chapter 260, Verse 3] .
(ix) Once a fierce fight took place here (Kurukṣetra) between Bhīṣma and Paraśurāma. Paraśurāma wanted Bhīṣma to accept Ambā, daughter of the King of Kāśī as his wife. (See under AMBĀ).
(x) Bhīṣma lay wounded on the bed of arrows here.
[Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 119, Verse 92] .
(xi) Kurukṣetra had been formerly known as Samantapañcaka. Since King Kuru made this place holy it came to be known as Kurukṣetra thereafter.
(xii) It was at Kurukṣetra that the Pāṇḍavas and the Kauravas waged a fierce war and it was here that Śrī Kṛṣṇa taught Arjuna the Gītā.
[Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 258, Verse 42] .
(xiii) Emperor Sudarśana, son of Agni, who was famous for his hospitality, lived here.
[Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 2, Verse 40] .