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Virata

Virata (, lit. huge) in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, was a king in whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. Virata was married to Queen Sudeshna and was the father of Prince Uttara and Princess Uttarā, who married Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna. Their son Parikshit succeeded Yudhishthira to the throne of Hastinapura, after the war of Mahabharata.

He is killed during a Kauravas attack in the Kurukshetra War along with his four sons: Uttara, Shveta, Satanika and Shankha. In other versions he is killed by Drona on the 15th day of the war.

Virata (disambiguation)

Virata is a king in the Hindu epic Mahabharata

Virata may also refer to:

  • Virata Kingdom, ancient Indian kingdom
  • Virata Parva, book of the Mahabharata
  • Virata Corporation, British engineering company
  • Cesar Virata (born 1930), Filipino politician and Prime Minister of the Philippines
  • Leonides S. Virata Memorial School, Catholic private school in the Philippines