VIDARBHA I A brother of Bharata. It is stated in
[Bhāgavata, Skandha 5] , that Kuśāvarta, Ilāvarta, Brahmāvarta, Āryāvarta, Bhadraketu, Sena, Indraspṛk, Vidarbha, and so on were brothers of Bharata the son of Ṛṣabha. Nimi was his son.
VIDARBHA II See under Jyāmagha.
VIDARBHA III An ancient country in India. The information about this Purāṇically famous country obtained from Mahābhārata, is given below:
(i) Once Sahadeva, during his regional conquest, captured Bhojakaṭa, a part of Vidarbha and expelled the king Bhīṣmaka from the country.
[M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Stanza 11] .
(ii) By the blessing of hermit Damanaka, three sons, Dama, Dānta and Damana and a daughter, Damayantī, were born to Bhīṣmaka the king of Vidarbha.
[M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 58, Stanza 5] .
(iii) Having heard about the Svayaṁvara (Bride selecting a suitable husband from the candidates present) of the princess Damayantī of Vidarbha, the gods Indra, Agni, Varuṇa and Yama came to Vidarbha; (See under Damayantī). iv) Damayantī is called Vaidarbhī because she was born in Vidarbha.
[M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 55, Stanza 12] v) Rukmiṇī, the wife of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, was the daughter of a king of Vidarbha. Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa carried Rukmiṇī away by force.
[M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 158, Stanza 13]