After the conclusion of the Mahabharata war, Dhritarashtra, having obtained a loan from Yudhishthira, performed the final rites and offered Pinda (the last ritual) for his hundred sons. He then departed to the forest along with Gandhari, Kunti, and Vidura. On the other hand, the Pandavas placed their grandson Parikshit on the throne of Hastinapura and ascended to heaven. It is believed that after this, Parikshit ruled for almost sixty years, but during this time, the age of Kali Yuga arrived.
In Kali Yuga, King Parikshit encountered the time when he went hunting. King Parikshit did not want to give any refuge to Kali Yuga in any way, but the time had come for Kali Yuga, and it could not be turned away. Therefore, King Parikshit placed Kali Yuga in his head's golden crown. After this, slowly but surely, Kali Yuga began to manifest its influence, and King Parikshit's intelligence started deteriorating.
Once, when King Parikshit went hunting, he came across a sage deeply engaged in meditation. Feeling insulted, King Parikshit placed a dead snake around the neck of the sage. Enraged, the sage cursed King Parikshit that he would die by the bite of a serpent. To protect himself, King Parikshit started taking various measures. He constructed a palace in such a way that even air could not enter without the king's command. However, as the saying goes, the curse of gods and sages never goes in vain.
Death somehow found its way, and in the form of a serpent, it reached King Parikshit. The serpent bit him, and King Parikshit met his end. After Parikshit, his son Janamejaya became the king. During his reign, the people in his kingdom lived happily. It was during this time that the sage Uttanka arrived in his kingdom and informed King Janamejaya that his father's death was caused by the bite of the serpent Takshaka, and Takshaka had acted with malicious intent. Sage Uttanka further explained that the blame for his father's death lay with the entire Naga clan, and revenge should be taken.
Accepting Uttanka's words, King Janamejaya initiated the Sarpa Satra Yajna (sacrificial ceremony for serpents). As a result of this Yajna, all the serpents in the world, wherever they were, came and fell into the sacrificial fire, turning into ashes. Gradually, the races of the serpents started disappearing from the earth. During this process, Astika, the son of the serpent woman Manasa, came and explained to King Janamejaya that there was no fault of the Nagas in his father's death. Everything happened as per fate, and it was all predestined.
After understanding Astika's perspective, King Janamejaya stopped the Sarpa Satra Yajna, and the remaining snakes were spared.
In Hindi Roman stories : Shaap aur vardanon ki kahani. Moral stories from Mahabharat.Hindu Mythology stories. Indian mythology stories. Raja Parikshit ki kahani.
राजा परीक्षित की कहानी.
Mahabharata yuddh samapt hone ke baad, Dhritarashtra ne Yudhishthira se karz lekar apne sau putron ka antim sanskar aur pind daan karwaya, aur fir Gandhari, Kunti, aur Vidura ke saath van chale gaye. Pandavas ne bhi apne pote Parikshit ko Hastinapura ke singhasan par bithakar ve bhi svarg lok chale gaye. Mana jata hai ki iske baad Parikshit ne lagbhag saath varsho (60 years) tak raj kiya, lekin is dauran Kaliyug ka samay aa gaya.
Ek baar raja parikshi jab shikar par nikale toh unka saman kaliyug se ho gaya. magar Raja Parikshit kisi bhi tarah se Kaliyug ko ashray nahi dena chahta the. lekin dwapar samay ka ant aa gaya tha aur kali ki shiruwat isliye use rok nahi sakte the. Isliye Raja Parikshit ne Kaliyug ko apne swarn ke mukut mein rakh diya. Iske baad dhire-dhire, Kaliyug ne apna prabhav dikhana shuru kiya aur Raja Parikshit ki buddhi kharab hone lagi.
Ek bar, jab Raja Parikshit shikaar ke liye nikle, unhone ek tapasvi se mile, jo dhyan mein lipt the. unhone rishi ko kai baar aawaz diya aur nahi jaagane par veh apmaanit mehsoos karke Parikshit ne tapasvi ke gale mein ek mare hue sarp ka har dala. lekin fir usi waqt Krodhit hokar, tapasvi ne Raja Parikshit ko shap diya ki use ek sarpo ke katne se maut hogi.
Apni suraksha ke liye, Raja Parikshit ne vibhinn upaayon ko apnana shuru kiya. Unhone ek aise mahal ka nirmaan karwaya ki vahaan hawa bhi Raja ki anumati ke bina nahi ghus sakti thi. lekin jaise ki kehte hain, devi devtaon aur rishiyon ke shap kabhi bhi khali nahi jata.
Mrityu kisi bhi tarah apna raasta dhoondhkar sarp ke roop mein Raja Parikshit ke paas pahunch gayi, aur sarp ne unhe kaat diya, jiske karan Raja Parikshit ki mrityu ho gayi. Parikshit ke baad, unke putra Janamejaya raja ban gaye. Unke rajya mein log khushi khushi apni zindagi basar kar rahe the. Isi dauran unke rajya mein Uttank Muni ka aagman hua, jinhonne Raja Janamejaya ko bataya ki unke pitaji ki mrityu Takshak sarp ke kaatne se hui thi, aur Takshak isme galati usi ki thi. Muni Uttank ne aage aur bhi bataya ki poora dosh unke pitaji ki mrityu ka sarpo ke vansh par hai isliye use badla lena chahiye.
Uttank ke vichar ko svikar karte hue Raja Janamejaya ne Sarpa -Satra Yajna ka aarambh kiya. Is Yajna ke parinamswarup, duniya bhar ke sarp jahan bhi the, voh yajna mein aakar agni kund mein gir gaye aur bhsm ho gaye. Dheere dheere, sarpo ki jatiyan dharti se mitne lagi. Isi beech Devi Mansa ke putra Astika ne aakar Raja Janamejaya ko samjhaaya ki unke pitaji ki mrityu mein naag Takshak ya naag vanshon ka koi dosh nahi hai, sab kuch bhagya ke anusaar hua tha. Astika ke drishtikon ko samajhkar Raja Janamejaya ne Sarpa Satra Yajna ko bandh diya, aur bache hue naago ko bacha liya.
King Parikshit's killer Takshak Nag was found in India
The mention of the Takshak Naag appears in the Mahabharata. Recently, a Takshak Naag was spotted. This is a rare species of snake, which is seldom seen. It ventured out of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve, located on the India-Nepal border, and entered a residential area. The incident took place in Tanki Bazaar, where the snake was found wrapped around the latch of a house. The family immediately informed the forest department. When the team arrived, an operation to capture the Takshak Naag was initiated.
One unique feature of the Takshak Naag is its ability to move from one branch to another by gliding. This is why it is also known as the "flying snake." The snake is black in color with green stripes. Sometimes, it can be seen gliding onto the ground or even walls. While airborne, it forms the letter "S," similar to the shape of the letter "S" in the English alphabet. According to Indian mythology, this snake is believed to be the younger brother of Nagraj Vasuki, the snake that resides around Lord Shiva's neck. It is said that this snake bit Parikshit, the grandson of the Pandavas. Generally, this species is found in hilly areas, and because it is so rare, there has been considerable excitement in the forest department about its sighting.
Another snake species recently discovered in India, called the Ahaetulla snake. Some people refer to it as the "Sugha bird snake" because its head is sharp, like a bird's beak. This snake attacks by flying straight at a person's eyes, often piercing them. It is a newly identified species, recently found in India. The snake flies directly like an arrow and targets human eyes. So far, only 20 species of this snake have been recorded worldwide, but the 21st species was discovered in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve, near the India-Nepal border.
When this snake attacks, the area of the bite swells for up to three days. Though its venom is not very potent, it poses a significant danger to human eyes because its attacks are primarily aimed at them.
