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demigods were pleased with him. The King of heaven and the fire-god
disclosed their identity, and the King was blessed by them. Devarsi Narada
also glorified Maharaja Sibi for his great achievements, specifically in
charity and protection. Maharaja Sibi sacrificed his own son for the
satisfaction of human beings in his kingdom. And thus child Pariksit was
to become a second Sibi in charity and protection.

Dausyanti Bharata: There are many Bharatas in history, of which
Bharata the brother of Lord Rama, Bharata the son of King Rsabha, and
Bharata the son of Maharaja Dusyanta are very famous. And all these
Bharatas are historically known to the universe. This earth planet is
known as Bharata, or Bharatavarsa, due to King Bharata the son of Rsabha,
but according to some this land is known as Bharata due to the reign of
the son of Dusyanta. So far as we are convinced, this land’s name
Bhdaratavarsa was established from the reign of Bharata, the son of
King Rsabha. Before him the land was known as [lavativarsa, but just after
the coronation of Bharata, the son of Rsabha, this land is famous as
Bharatavarsa.

But despite all this, Bharata, son of Maharaja Dusyanta, was not less
important. He is the son of the famous beauty Sakuntala. Maharaja
Dusyanta fell in love with Sakuntala in the forest, and Bharata was
conceived. After that, Maharaja forgot his wife Sakuntala by the curse
of Kanvamuni, and the child Bharata was brought up in the forest by his
mother. Even in his childhood he was so powerful that he challenged the
lions and elephants in the forest and would fight with them as little chil-
dren play with cats and dogs. Because of the boy’s becoming so strong,
more than the so-called modern Tarzan, the rsis in the forest called him
Sarvadaman, or one who is able to control everyone. A full description
of Maharaja Bharata is given in the Mahabharata Adi Parva. The Pandavas,
or the Kurus, are sometimes addressed as Bharata due to being born in the
dynasty of famous Maharaja Bharata, the son of King Dusyanta.

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dhanvinam agranir esa
tulyas carjunayor dvayoh

hutaga iva durdharsah
samudra iva dustarah
