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Who is Arjuna's grandson who has been bitten by a snake

  1. Parikshit

  2. Janamejaya

  3. Virata

  4. Vidhura
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Parikshit, Arjuna's grandson and Abhimanyu's son, was bitten by Takshaka the serpent. This occurred during Parikshit's reign after he placed a dead snake on Sage Shamika's meditation seat, earning a curse. His son Janamejaya later performed the Sarpa Satra (snake sacrifice) to avenge this death, which is when the Mahabharata was first recited to humans by Vaishampayana.

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