Vichitravirya

Mbh.1.2.368	In this parva is also narrated the birth of Bhishma uniting in himself portions of the energies of the other Vasus, his renunciation of royalty and adoption of the Brahmacharya mode of life, his adherence to his vows, his protection of Chitrangada, and after the death of Chitrangada, his protection of his younger brother, Vichitravirya, and his placing the latter on the throne: the birth of Dharma among men in consequence of the curse of Animondavya; the births of Dhritarashtra and Pandu through the potency of Vyasa's blessings and
Mbh.1.63.3174	And from Krishna was born, in the soil of Vichitravirya, Dhritarashtra, the lord of men, and Pandu of great strength.
Mbh.1.95.5292	And upon her Santanu begat two other sons named Chitrangada and Vichitravirya.
Mbh.1.95.5294	But Vichitravirya became king, and married the two daughters of the king of Kasi, named Amvika and Amvalika.
Mbh.1.95.5295	But Vichitravirya died childless.
Mbh.1.95.5299	She said, Thy brother Vichitravirya hath gone to heaven childless.
Mbh.1.101.5695	The lord Santanu of great prowess also begat upon Satyavati another son named Vichitravirya, who became a mighty bowman and who became king after his father.
Mbh.1.101.5696	And before that bull among men, viz, Vichitravirya, attained to majority, the wise king Santanu realised the inevitable influence of Time.
Mbh.1.101.5704	He then installed the boy Vichitravirya of mighty arms, still in his minority, on the throne of the Kurus.
Mbh.1.101.5705	And Vichitravirya, placing himself under the command of Bhishma, ruled the ancestral kingdom.
Mbh.1.102.5707	SECTION CII Sambhava Parva continued Vaisampayana said, O thou of Kuru's race, after Chitrangada was slain, his successor Vichitravirya being a minor, Bhishma ruled the kingdom, placing himself under the command of Satyavati.
Mbh.1.102.5708	When he saw that his brother, who was the foremost of intelligent men, attained to majority, Bhishma set his heart upon marrying Vichitravirya.
Mbh.1.102.5761	That foremost of smiters, viz, Bhishma, after defeating those monarchs, set out with those damsels, for Hastinapura whence the virtuous Kuru prince Vichitravirya ruled the earth like that best of monarchs, viz, his father Santanu.
Mbh.1.102.5764	And Bhishma of mighty arms, impelled by the desire of benefiting his brother, having by his prowess brought them thus, then offered those maidens possessing every accomplishment unto Vichitravirya.
Mbh.1.102.5773	But he bestowed with due rites the two other daughters, Ambika and Ambalika on his younger brother Vichitravirya.
Mbh.1.102.5774	And though Vichitravirya was virtuous and abstemious, yet, proud of youth and beauty, he soon became lustful after his marriage.
Mbh.1.102.5777	And endued with every auspicious mark, the amiable young ladies considered themselves to be wedded to a husband who was every way worthy of themselves, and extremely loved and respected Vichitravirya.
Mbh.1.102.5778	And Vichitravirya also, endued with the prowess of the celestials and the beauty of the twin Aswins, could steal the heart of any beautiful woman.
Mbh.1.105.5893	Let an accomplished Brahmana be invited by an offer of wealth, and let him raise offspring upon the wives of Vichitravirya'
Mbh.1.105.5929	As thou art, indeed, my eldest son according to the ordinance, O Brahmarshi, so is Vichitravirya my youngest son.
Mbh.1.105.5933	Therefore, from affection for thy brother Vichitravirya, for the perpetuation of our dynasty, for the sake of this Bhishma's request and my command, for kindness to all creatures, for the protection of the people and from the liberality of thy heart, O sinless one, it behoveth thee to do what I say.
Mbh.1.106.6003	Thus were born, in the field of Vichitravirya, even of Dwaipayana those sons of the splendour of celestial children, those propagators of the Kuru race
Mbh.1.147.7838	Vichitravirya, the son of Santanu, and the royal sage Pandu of Kuru's race both cherished us of old with fatherly care.
Mbh.1.153.8033	Oh, what more painful sight shall I ever behold than that of Kunti, the sister of Vasudeva, that grinder of hostile hosts, the daughter of Kuntiraja, herself decked with every auspicious mark, the daughter-in-law of Vichitravirya, the wife of the illustrious Pandu, the mother of us five brothers, resplendent as the filaments of the lotus and delicate and tender and fit to sleep on the costliest bed, thus asleep, as she should never be, on the bare ground!
Mbh.1.201.9978	Hearing those words of Vidura, the son of Vichitravirya, wondering, said in great glee, What good luck, O Vidura!
Mbh.2.40.1638	Thy brother Vichitravirya conformably to the ways of the honest and the virtuous, knowing that girl's condition, did not marry her though brought by thee.
Mbh.2.72.3107	At these words, Duryodhana and Karna and Sakuni, the son of Suvala, all of whom were guided by vanity, united together, and desirous of counteracting the sons of Pandu, approaching in haste saw privately the wise king Dhritarashtra, the son of Vichitravirya and spake unto him these pleasing and artful words.
Mbh.3.9.436	Vyasa said, O king, O son of Vichitravirya, what thou sayest is true!
Mbh.3.13.749	O exalted one, for thy sake I would have told the son of Vichitravirya, O foremost of monarchs, let thy sons have nothing to do with dice,
Mbh.3.234.11848	And having conversed with the Pandavas for a while, he went away as pleased him to the court of the royal son of Vichitravirya.
Mbh.3.234.11851	And hearing the words of that Brahmana, the royal son of Vichitravirya became afflicted with grief, at the thought of those princes of royal lineage then swimming in a river of sorrow.
Mbh.5.2.48	Let him respectfully salute Bhishma the heroic scion of Kuru's race, and the magnanimous son of Vichitravirya, and Drona along with his son, and Vidura and Kripa, and the king of Gandhara, along with the Suta's son.
Mbh.5.23.988	I hope the high-souled king Dhritarashtra, the so-n of Vichitravirya, is in health with his sons.
Mbh.5.32.1435	Vaisampayana continued, Then, with the king's permission, having entered that spacious apartment, the Suta's son, with joined hands, approached the royal son of Vichitravirya who was protected by many wise, valiant, and righteous persons, and who was then seated on his throne.
Mbh.5.37.1907	SECTION XXXVII Vidura said, O son of Vichitravirya, Manu, the son of the Self-created, hath, O king, spoken of the following seven and ten kinds of men, as those that strike empty space with their fists, or seek to bend the vapoury bow of Indra in the sky, or desire to catch the intangible rays of the sun.
Mbh.5.37.1930	But, O son of Vichitravirya, like medicine to a sick man, those words of mine were not agreeable to thee.
Mbh.5.62.3318	SECTION LXII Vaisampayana said, Without much minding Dhritarashtra, the son of Vichitravirya who was about to ask of Partha, Karna said unto Dhritarashtra's son these words, cheering up the spirit of the assembled Kurus, Coming to know of the false pretence under which I obtained the Brahma weapon of old from Rama, the latter told me, When thy hour will come thy memory will fail thee in respect of this weapon.
Mbh.5.69.3494	O son of Vichitravirya, subject to wrath and joy, men are entangled in various snares.
Mbh.5.88.4135	continued, Hearing these words of his, the Grandsire of the Kurus spoke these words unto the royal son of Vichitravirya, Worshipped or not worshipped, Janardana never becometh angry.
Mbh.5.89.4168	And having passed through the first three chambers of the palace, that chastiser of foes, Kesava, came upon the royal son of Vichitravirya.
Mbh.5.147.6581	In her, O king, was born my younger brother, that mighty-armed and handsome supporter of Kuru's race, viz, Vichitravirya of virtuous soul.
Mbh.5.147.6582	After my father's ascension to heaven, I installed Vichitravirya as a ruler of the kingdom, that was mine, while I placed myself under him as a servant of his.
Mbh.5.173.7794	I then installed Chitrangada in the sovereignty of the Kauravas, making at the same time the child Vichitravirya the Yuvaraja.
Mbh.5.174.7805	After Chitrangada's demise, obedient to the counsels of Satyavati, I installed, according to the ordinance, Vichitravirya as king.
Mbh.5.174.7806	Although young in age, yet being installed duly by me, O monarch, the virtuous Vichitravirya looked up to me in everything.
Mbh.5.175.7823	SECTION CLXXV Bhishma said, Then, O chief of the Bharatas, approaching my mother, that daughter of the Dasa clan, and saluting that parent of heroes, I said these words, Having vanquished all the kings, these daughters of the ruler of Kasi, having beauty alone for their dowry, have been abducted by me for the sake of Vichitravirya,
Mbh.5.176.7854	My two sisters Amvika and Amvalika, who were abducted with me at the same time, have, O king, been bestowed by Ganga's son on his younger brother Vichitravirya!
Mbh.6.2.42	SECTION II Vaisampayana said, Seeing then the two armies standing on the east and the west for the fierce battle that was impending, the holy Rishi Vyasa, the son of Satyavati, that foremost of all persons acquainted with the Vedas, that grandsire of the Bharatas, conversant with the past, the present, and the future, and beholding everything as if it were present before his eyes, said these words in private unto the royal son of Vichitravirya who was then distressed and giving way to sorrow, reflecting on the evil policy of his sons.
Mbh.6.3.208	Vyasa said, O royal son of Vichitravirya, tell me freely what is in thy mind.
Mbh.6.104.5577	Thou beholdest now, O son of Vichitravirya, the dreadful fruit of that rejection by thee of the counsels of thy friends though warned against it by many illustrious persons.
Mbh.9.39.2839	There the great ascetic, O king, named Dalvyavaka poured the kingdom of Dhritarashtra, the son of Vichitravirya, as a libation on the sacrificial fire.
Mbh.12.46.2261	I was thinking of him who having vanquished in a trice all the assembled kings at the Self-choice of the daughters of the king of Kasi abducted the three princesses for the marriage of his brother Vichitravirya.
Mbh.13.44.4689	Formerly, having defeated all the Magadhas, the Kasis, and the Kosalas, I brought away by force two maidens for Vichitravirya.
Mbh.13.44.4693	That maiden, therefore, was recommended to Vichitravirya for being married by him according to due rites.
Mbh.13.168.13858	At the Self choice at Kasi, he vanquished on a single car the assembled Kshatriyas and ravished the three princesses for his step-brother Vichitravirya!

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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