Purochana (Sanskrit: पुरोचन) is a character in Hindu mythology, an architect in the kingdom of Hastinapura, and one of Duryodhana's trusted aides in the Indian epic Mahabharata.[1][2][3] He was also a minister under the Kauravas.[4]
He is better known as the individual who created the Lakshagraha (palace of lac) under the orders of Duryodhana and his evil mentor, Shakuni. Purochana himself perished in the fire meant to kill the Pandavas. In his previous life, he had been born as Prahasta, who was a powerful rakshasa warrior, and chief commander of Ravana's army of Lanka. In both his births, he has been the minister of antagonistic monarchs.[5]
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^Bharathiramanachar, Sri Hari and Dr M. K. (23 March 2019). Epic Characters of Mahabharata. Bharatha Samskruthi Prakashana. ISBN 978-93-89028-70-6.
^Saṅgrahālaya-purātatva patrikā: Bulletin of museums & archaeology in U.P. Department of Cultural Affairs and Scientific Research. 1972.
^November 2, India Today Web Desk (2 November 2017). "ASI grants permission to excavate palace Kauravas commissioned to kill Pandavas". India Today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Kasim, K. (2002). Political Thought in Mahabharatha. New Age International. ISBN 978-81-224-1350-2.
Purochana (Sanskrit: पुरोचन) is a character in Hindu mythology, an architect in the kingdom of Hastinapura, and one of Duryodhana's trusted aides in the...
kingdom. Gaining the king's consent, Duryodhana instructed the architect Purochana to build a palace using flammable lacquer, and set it aflame on a designated...
Shakuni and Duryodhana. Purochana built the Lakshagraha palace and burnt it. He was killed by Bhima in the Lakshagraha palace. Purochana had a wife and many...
son of Sumali and Ketumathi. In his next birth, Prahasta was reborn as Purochana in the Mahabharata as Duryodhana's trusted aide and was the main responsible...
to safety. Bhima also barricaded the palace of Purochana and set fire to it, thereby ensuring Purochana became a victim of his own evil plot. After they...
Dushasana plot to get rid of the Pandavas. Shakuni calls the architect Purochana to build a palace out of flammable materials like lac and ghee. He then...
to a palace made of lac, called Lakshagriha. One night, Shakuni's man, Purochana set it on fire. However, the princes and their mother survived. They were...
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