Janadeva Janaka
Janaka
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Janadeva Janaka (Sanskrit: जनदेव जनक) was the king of Mithila Kingdom in the Janaka Dynasty of Videha in the Indian Subcontinent.[1][2] In the Shanti Parva of Mahabharata, Bhishma had narrated the story of King Janadeva Janaka to Dharmaraj Yudhishthira.[3][4]
| Janadeva Janaka | |||||
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| Janaka | |||||
| Successor | Dharmadhwaja | ||||
| Born | Janadeva Mithila region | ||||
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| Dynasty | Janaka | ||||
| Religion | Sanatana Hinduism | ||||
Etymology
Description
In Shanti Parva of Mahabharata, Bhishma told to Yudhishthira that once King Janadeva Janaka asked a philosophical question on salvation to the hundred acharyas in his court but none of them could satisfactorily answer his questions about salvation.[6] Then a sage named as Panchashikha came to the court by chance advised the king about the means to attain salvation.[5] The king got satisfied and impressed with the answer of the sage Panchashikha, then the king appointed the sage Panchashikha as his teacher.[7] The sage Panchashikha taught Brahman Vidya and Shamkhya philosophy to the king.[8][9] It is said that once Mahavishnu in the guise of a Brahmin came to the King for testing, then being pleased with the king gave him some boons.[citation needed]