Hindu religious traditions
Magadhaमगध
Bihar region, India
An ancient eastern kingdom associated with Jarasandha in the Mahabharata.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Magadha.
An ancient eastern kingdom associated with Jarasandha in the Mahabharata.
Earthly Sacred Locations
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Ancient / sacred name
- Magadha
- Modern identification
- Bihar region, India
- Identification confidence
- Probable ancient region
- Country / region
- Bihar region, India
- Kingdom / dynasty
- Magadha; Jarasandha in epic narrative
- Associated figures
- Jarasandha; Bhima; Mahabharata
- Sacred significance & narrative
- An ancient eastern kingdom associated with Jarasandha in the Mahabharata.
- Events / battles
- See the linked narrative records.
- Historical / archaeological evidence
- This overview does not identify a site-specific excavation report. A living physical place does not prove every event traditionally associated with it.
- Textual geography notes
- Ancient regions, literary geography and modern pilgrimage identifications are distinguished.
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
4 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities2
The Sacred Library1
Earthly Sacred Locations1
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
01
Mahabharata — Ganguli translation
Complete epic, translated by K. M. Ganguli.
Mahabharata · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.
02
Incredible India — Destination reference
Ministry of Tourism destination portal.
Living sacred geography · For present-day travel geography. Traditional epic identification is a separate claim; no excavation report is asserted here.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.