Contents: 1. Indian contexts. 2. The Cho Dinh rock: the southern cradle of Bhadreshvara. 3. My son: the northern cradle of Bhardreshvara in Champa. 4. Bhadreshvara in the Cham historical perspective. 5. Wat Phu: the Khmer Cradel of Bhadreshvara. 6. Angkor: advance of Bhadreshvara in the Mekong valley. 7. Bhadreshvara travels to Preah Vihear. 8. The last laugh of Bhadreshvara.