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VRṢAKA I. Son of Subala the King of Gāndhāra. The following information about him is taken from Mahābhārata.
(i) He was present at the Svayaṃvara marriage of Draupadī. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Stanza 5). He was present at the Rājasūya sacrifice (royal consecration) of Yudhiṣṭhira. (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 84, Stanza 7).
(ii) He was a prominent archer of the army of the Kauravas. (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 168, Stanza 1).
(iii) In the battle of Bhārata this Vṛṣaka was killed by Arjuna. (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 30, Stanza 2).
(iv) Vṛṣaka also was there among those brave men of the Kuru family who appeared on the surface of the Gangetic water by the invocation of Vyāsa. (M.B. Āśramavāsika Parva, Chapter 32, Stanza 12).