One-line: Janamejaya’s father, saved before birth but later killed by Takshaka’s snakebite.
First appears: Book 2, in Book 2 retelling.
Who they are: Parikshit is the dead father whose fate drives Janamejaya. He is born after the Mahabharata war, saved in the womb, and later cursed after insulting a sage. His death by snakebite leads Janamejaya to revenge, then to the Devi Bhagavatam.
What they do that matters:
- Is revived before birth through Krishna’s protection.
- Is cursed to die by snakebite after insulting a sage.
- Is finally delivered from hell by Janamejaya’s Devi Yajna in Book 12.
Other names: None in this storybook layer.
Family / lineage (when relevant): Son of Abhimanyu and Uttara; father of Janamejaya.