Niśaṭha

Niśaṭha was a hero of the Vṛshṇi and Andhaka clans. He was one of the great Yādava warriors linked with the house of Dvārakā. At the close of the Mahābhārata, in the Svargārohaṇa Parva, the great beings who had lived on earth returned to their divine origins. Niśaṭha is named among the famous Yādavas who entered into the Viśvedevas.

A Yādava hero

Niśaṭha was one of the mighty men of the Vṛshṇi and Andhaka lines, the clans of Kṛshṇa and Balarāma. Their warriors were famous throughout the earth. He shared the glory of the Yādava host with champions such as Akrūra, Sāmba, Vidūratha and Uddhava.

His final destination

In the fifth and closing chapter of the Svargārohaṇa Parva, Sauti speaks at the request of King Janamejaya. He tells how each of the great departed ones rejoined the deva or the divine class of whom he had been a part. Niśaṭha is among those named. With Virāṭa, Drupada, Dhṛshṭaketu, Vidūratha, Bhūriśravas, Śala and other exalted men, he entered into the Viśvedevas and became one with them. He did not take a new mortal birth.

The Mahābhārata tells this in the Svargārohaṇa Parva, Chapter 5.

Sources

• Mahābhārata, Svargārohaṇa Parva, Chapter 5