Gandhara seat

Location

Approximate Peshawar–Taxila region

Capital of

Gandhara

Note

Shakuni's homeland. The epic does not name Gandhara's capital in this part of the story; the marker shows the region.

In the story

1. 5Pandu, Kunti and MadriPandu is crowned, marries Kunti and Madri, conquers, and is cursed to a childless life in the mountains
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
3. 51How the story was toldVyasa composes it, Vaishampayana recites it at the snake sacrifice, and a bard carries it to Naimisha

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