Parikshit’s Family Tree

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Family

• Abhimanyu(parent),Uttara(parent)— Marriage

  Abhimanyu married Uttara, princess of Matsya, cementing the alliance between the Pandavas and King Virata. Their son Parikshit, born after Abhimanyu's death at Kurukshetra, was the last king of the Kuru dynasty and the listener of the Bhagavata Purana.

Slain by

• Takshaka

  Takshaka, king of the Nagas, bit Parikshit with lethal venom while the king sat in his tower, fulfilling the curse of Shringin and igniting Janamejaya's genocidal wrath against the entire serpent race.

Associated with

• Kali Purusha

  King Parikshit caught Kali Purusha disguised as a king, beating the bull Dharma who stood on his last remaining leg. Rather than slay the demon, Parikshit granted him five dwelling places of vice — gambling, drink, lust, slaughter, and gold — and Kali hid in the king's own golden crown, corrupting him from within.