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Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha in India, a city of traders, from whom the Agrawal and Agrahari community are descent. He is credited with the establishment of a kingdom of traders in North India named Agroha, and is known for his compassion in refusing to slaughter animals in ''yajnas''. The Government of India issued a postage stamp in honour of Maharaja Agresen in 1976 on occasion of his 410th jayanti. 413th birth anniversary of Agrasena was celebrated in September 2014. Agrasena, born in 3124 BCE, was a contemporary of Lord Krishna during the Mahabharat epic era. == Legends and beliefs == Agrasen was a ''vysya'' king of the Solar Dynasty who adopted ''Vanika'' dharma for the benefit of his people.〔(History of Ancient India - By J.P. Mittal )〕 Literally, Agrawal means the "children of Agrasena" or the "people of Ag", a city in ancient Kuru Panchala, near Hisar in Haryana region said to be founded by Agrasena.〔(Speeches and Writings - Har Bilas Sarda )〕 Noted Hindi author Bharatendu Harishchandra (himself an Agrawal)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bhartendu Harish Chandra (1850-1885) )〕 wrote ''Agarwalon ki Utpatti'' (The origin of Agrawals) in 1871,〔Bharatendu Harishchandra, Agrawalon ki Utpatti, 1871, reprinted in Hemant Sarma, Bharatendu Samgrah, Varanasi, Hindi Pracharak Samsthan, 1989.〕 based on an account in the ''Mahalaksmi Vrat Katha'' manuscript.〔The text from the manuscript is given in Satyaketu Vidyalankar, Agrwal Jati Ka Prachin Itihas, Masuri, Shri Sarasvati Sada, 1976〕 According to this account, Maharaja Agrasena was a Suryavanshi Kshatriya king, born during the last stages of Dwapar Yuga in the Mahabharat epic era, he was contemporaneous to Lord Krishna. He was a descendant of Suryavanshi King Mandhata. King Mandhata had two sons, Gunadhi and Mohan. Agrasena was the eldest son of the King Vallabh, descendant of Mohan, of Pratapnagar. Agrasena fathered 18 children, from whom the Agrawal gotras came into being. Agrasena attended the ''swayamvara'' of Madhavi, the daughter of the King Nagaraj Kumud. However, Indra, the God of Heaven and also the Lord of storms and rainfall, wanted to marry Madhavi, but she choose Agrasena as her husband. A furious Indra decided to take revenge by making sure that Pratapnagar did not receive any rain. As a result, a famine struck Agrasen's kingdom, who then decided to wage a war against Indra. Sage Narada was approached by Indra, who mediated peace between Agrasena and Indra. As per the advice of Rishi Mahrishi Garg, he also married Sundaravati to increase his wealth and health. According to Vachanakosha of Bulakhichand (1680 AD), Agar Rishi married a naga-kanya and had 18 children.〔Kavivar Bulakhichand, Kasturchand Kasliwal, Jaipur, 1983〕 A similar account is given in 1885 Bombay Presidency Gazetteer, Rishi Agrasena married 17 naga-kanyas.〔Bombay Presidency Gazetteer, 1885, pages 262–263〕 Another belief states King Agrasen to be the elder brother of Shoorsen Vrishni and elder grand father of Balarama and Krishna Vrishni of Mahabharata, descendant of King Yayati of Khandavprastha. It was built after several attacks faced from Jarasandha of Magadha Kingdom in Mahabharata period. Agrohawas called as Agreya in its original period. King Agrasen made it capital of his state, a city in ancient Kuru Panchala, while his younger bother Shoorsen including Balarama and Shri Krishna decided to stay at Dvārakā. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agrasena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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