Girivraja

Location

Traditional site Rajgir, Nalanda district, Bihar

Capital of

Magadha

Note

Jarasandha's hill-ringed capital of Magadha.

In the story

1. 11Two Kuru courtsYudhishthira's rajasuya makes Indraprastha a rival to Hastinapura
2. 45The horse sacrificeParikshit is born dead and revived; Arjuna follows the horse round the land and is killed by his own son; a mongoose mocks the sacrifice

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