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Yuvanasva
Mandhata
Purukuta Ambartsha Muchukunda
m. Narmoda (adopted by Yuvanasva) (Yogin)
I I
Trasadasya Youvanasva
Anaranya Harita
I
Horyasva
I
Praruna
I
Tribandhana
Satyavrata or Tri Sanku
Tri Sanku became a Chandala by the curse of his father. Rishi
Visvamitra lifted him up to Svarga in his own mortal body. Tri
Sanku is still visible in the heavens. The devas turned him with his
head downwards and attempted to throw him down. Visvamitra
by his power has retained him there.
[Tri Sanku is a constellation in the southern hemisphere.]
Tri Sanku
I
Haris Chandra
Haris Chandra had at first no issue. He prayed to Varuna
for a son, promising to offer him as a sacrifice to the Water-god The
king had a son named Rohita (Red). Varuna asked for his victim.
Ten days passed away. " Without teething the child will not be pure."
There was teething. " When these milk teeth fall away, then will
be the time." The milk teeth fell off. " Let other teeth grow." Other
teeth did grow. " But he is a Kshatriya boy. He can be pure only
when he is fit to put his armour on."
The king put off Varuna from time to time in this way, out
of affection for his son. Rohita came to know of his father's promise.
To save himself, he took a bow and went to the forest. There he
learned that his father had an attack of dropsy, the disease caused
by Varuna. So he prepared himself to go back, but Indra pre-
vented him by persuasive words. He was put back from year to year
by Indra, till his 6th year. He then made his way to the king. He
purchased from Ajlgarta his second son Sunahgepha. He saluted
his father and offered the child. King Haris Chandra appeased
Varuna by human sacrifice and got rid of his dropsy. In that sacri-
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