Sañjaya
Sañjaya
Sañjaya is a name used for more than one king and minister in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Sañjaya: the son of Gavalgaṇa, minister and charioteer of Dhṛtarāshṭra, who told him the war at Kurukshetra by the divya-dṛshṭi that Vyāsa gave him. Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Anudyūta Parva, Chapters 80–81; Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Chapters 47–71; Mahābhārata, Bhīshma Parva, Chapters 1–23; Mahābhārata, Strī Parva, Chapter 1; Mahābhārata, Āśramavāsika Parva, Chapters 1–5, 15–20, 25, 37, 39; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 1, Chapter 13
- Sṛñjaya: the king who hosted Parvata and Nārada and received the golden son; the Uttara Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells of him as Sañjaya, king of Kuśāvatī. Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapters 55 and 71; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 13–14
Named in passing
- Sañjaya, son of Raṇañjaya: a king of the Raghu line, told on Ikshvāku Vaṃśa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 12; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 2