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*So he performed penance to please [[Varun]]. Varun blessed him with a son and Harishchandra promised to sacrifice his son back to Varun. | *So he performed penance to please [[Varun]]. Varun blessed him with a son and Harishchandra promised to sacrifice his son back to Varun. | ||
*Soon Chandramati conceived and gave birth to a son named Rohitashva. | *Soon Chandramati conceived and gave birth to a son named Rohitashva. | ||
| − | *Love for his only son made Harishchandra keep postponing the promised sacrifice. Varun got angry and caused Harishchandra to suffer from dropsy. *The troubled king consulted his priest [[Vasishth]], who told him to buy a son from a Brahman and sacrifice him instead. | + | *Love for his only son made Harishchandra keep postponing the promised sacrifice. Varun got angry and caused Harishchandra to suffer from dropsy. |
| + | *The troubled king consulted his priest [[Vasishth]], who told him to buy a son from a Brahman and sacrifice him instead. | ||
*A Brahman named Ajigart was found, who sold his son Shunahsheph. During the sacrifice Shunahsheph continuously repeated a Mantra to propitiate Varun, taught to him by Vishvamitra. | *A Brahman named Ajigart was found, who sold his son Shunahsheph. During the sacrifice Shunahsheph continuously repeated a Mantra to propitiate Varun, taught to him by Vishvamitra. | ||
*Varun, pleased, spared Shunahsheph's life and asked Harishchandra to finish his sacrifice without Shunahsheph. | *Varun, pleased, spared Shunahsheph's life and asked Harishchandra to finish his sacrifice without Shunahsheph. | ||
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Harishchandra / हरिश्चंद्र
- Harishchandra, in Hindu religious texts was the 28th king of the Solar Dynasty.He was celebrated for his piety and liberality.
- Harishchandra was married to Chandramati, daughter of Shibi.
- Besides her, he had ninety-nine other wives. But they had no children.
- So he performed penance to please Varun. Varun blessed him with a son and Harishchandra promised to sacrifice his son back to Varun.
- Soon Chandramati conceived and gave birth to a son named Rohitashva.
- Love for his only son made Harishchandra keep postponing the promised sacrifice. Varun got angry and caused Harishchandra to suffer from dropsy.
- The troubled king consulted his priest Vasishth, who told him to buy a son from a Brahman and sacrifice him instead.
- A Brahman named Ajigart was found, who sold his son Shunahsheph. During the sacrifice Shunahsheph continuously repeated a Mantra to propitiate Varun, taught to him by Vishvamitra.
- Varun, pleased, spared Shunahsheph's life and asked Harishchandra to finish his sacrifice without Shunahsheph.
- The king was then cured of dropsy. Later the king gave up his kingdom, his wife and son, and finally himself, to satisfy the demands of Vishvamitra.
- After enduring incredible sufferings, Harishchandra won the pity of the gods and was raised to heaven.