King Mandhata
| Mandhatri | |
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| Family | Yuvansha (father) |
| Spouse(s) | Bindumati Chaitrarathi |
| Children | Purukutsa, Ambarisha and Muchukunda |
Mandhatri or Mandhata (Sanskrit: मान्धातृ, Māndhātṛ), in Hindu mythology, was an Ikshvaku dynasty king and son of Yuvanashva. He married Bindumati Chaitrarathi, daughter of Yadava king Shashabindu and granddaughter of Chitraratha. According to the Puranas, he had three sons, Purukutsa, Ambarisha and Muchukunda.
The hymn 134 of the tenth mandala of the Rigveda is attributed to him.
According to the Mahabharata, he was a son of the Suryavansha king Yuvanshva.
King Yuvanaswa of Ayodhya was childless. Once, he went on a hunting expedition and in the afternoon, he became wracked with thirst. He came across the hermitage of Sage Bhrigu but found no one. The king saw a pitcher of water and drank it. When Bhrigu came to know of this, he told the king that the water was meant for his queen so that she would conceive. Since the king drank it he became pregnant with his son.
One century later, the gods came down and slit open the left side of Yuvanaswa's abdomen and brought the baby boy. Indra, King of the Gods declared "He shall draw sustenance and desendence from me", or "Mandhata". The milk began to accelerate the boy's growth. Within twelve days, he resembled a twelve-year-old boy who was thirteen cubits tall. By just practicing it, Mandhata acquired the entire knowledge of the Vedas and military sciences. Mandhata acquired an impenetrable armour, a quiver with an inexhaustible supply of arrows and the Ajagava bow (originally belonging to Shiva) which fell from the sky. Mandhata ascended the throne.
King Mandhata had the ability to control rains and riches. As a result, he abolished taxes. By mere willpower, he conquered the entire earth in one day. He proceeded to vanquish the kings Marutta of Vaishali, Asita, the Druhyu King Angara, Nriga, Brihadratha of Anga, Suna, Jaya, Janamejaya, Sudhanwan, Gaya of Kanyakubja, the ruler of Gandharas and several others in battle. Mandhata conquered Patala loka, Bhuloka and half of Swargaloka and became lord of the three worlds.
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