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Divodasa's Son Pratarddana Attacks The Haihays

Divodasa wished for a brave son who could revenge the Vitahavyas (the Haihayas of Vatsa Kingdom). With his priest Bharadwaja's blessings he obtained a son named Pratarddana. He became well skilled in battle. Divodasa instaled his son on the throne of Kasi and asked him to march against the sons of Vitahavya (Vitahavyas). He speedily crossed the Ganges on his car, followed by his army and proceeded against the city of the Vitahavyas. The Vitahavyas issued out of their city in their cars and poured upon Pratarddana, showers of weapons of various kind. Pratarddana slew them all in battle. The Haihaya king Vitahavya then, all his sons and kinsmen dead, sought protection of his priest Bhrigu. Bhrigu converted him a Brahmana. Sage Saunaka (The entire Mahabharata is structured as a narration of the story teller Ugrasrava Sauti to Saunaka) was born in the line of this Vitahavya.

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