Bharadvāja—a great sage and the father of Droṇa.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-B-›Bharadvaja-a great sage and Bharadvaja-a great sage and the father of Drona. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/b/bharadvaja-a-great-sage-and-the-father-of-drona Previous: Bhanusena-a son of Karna. He was killed by Bhimasena during the Kuruksetra war. (Karna Parva in Mahabharata) Next: Bharata Maharaja-an ancient king of India and a great devotee of the Lord from whom the Pandavas descended. The son of Maharaja Dusyanta who renounced his kingdom and family at an early age. He became very advanced in spiritual practice, but later became attached to a pet deer causing him to take birth as a deer. In his next life, as Jada Bharata, he attained spiritual perfection.